The Court & Spark - Capaldi lyrics

I sat down to suppertime on my way to the by and by Chopping wood and drinking wine So early in the morning Oh, now the summer cools Autumn played me for a fool I chased a hart on the hunting ground So early in the morning I'm an old man in the gloaming Sky put on your darkened coat Sailor, fly your starry boat Throw out all the lines you wrote So early in the morning The tide has run back to the sea Drunks are down upon their knees Oh, life was good to me So early in the morning I'm an old man in the gloaming Just another brother, fallen My true love wore a silver ring The honeybee gave me his sting Strange how it all comes back to me So late in the evening The tide has run back to the sea Drunks are crying, "Jesus, please!" Oh, life was good to me So early in the morning I'm an old man in the gloaming Just like my brother, fallen