Waiting, we were waiting As the traffic moved through all our hearts and our heads But things were different then For the quiet men Shifting, things were shifting Through the walls and hall, there were no walls at all For the quiet friends Of the quiet men Oh, the quiet men Oh, the quiet men Springtime, there was sunshine Through the window panes, down all the English lanes Where they walked again The quiet men Talking, they were talking Of the times to come, and all the time that's gone And they smiled again The quiet men Oh, the quiet men Oh, the quiet men Listening, they were listening As the season changed and all the reasons changed And people came and went By the quiet men Walking, they were walking Through the rainy days, looking at all the faces But no-one ever noticed them The quiet men Oh Oh, the quiet men Oh, the quiet men Oh, the quiet men Oh, the quiet men