Phillips Anthony - Squirrel (1978) lyrics

[From the CD of Wise After The Event, also b-side of We're All As We Lie] Out at night I saw a squirrel lying in a ditch beneath a great elm tree Grey and weak His tiny eyes revealed the secret of this vigil strange and free Hour after hour he pursued Weaker and weaker you grew Squirrel, friend I see you lying and there's nothing I can do to bring you back Grey and weak Your tiny eyes don't understand the strangeness of this pain you feel All through the night you will lie Each moment d**h's hour draws nigh Silently Your hooded brothers lay you down to sleep forever into time Peace, at last Has come upon you as a Mother's fading whispers to her child Hour after hour I pursued Though you are gone I will still remember you