Strawbs - Bitter Sunshine lyrics

Cousins Bitter sunshine sinking this way has no return See the Redwings gliding See the rivers burn Reflections in the water Memories of a dream Night time shadows coming you'll see what I mean Heat wave comes so suddenly There's no time to hide Bent and twisted tree trunks on the other side Shrivelled water melons Lie rotting in the sun I'm just a poor man, please don't point that gun I've been here about a year No chance of getting home Though may be I'll get sent back, set in solid stone Then looking for a reason There's none that I can see I don't know who I am fighting they all look the same to me Bitter sunshine sinking this way has no return See the Redwings gliding See the rivers burn Reflections in the water Memories of a dream Night time shadows coming you'll see what I mean