Mermaid Song

She loves to drive east in the evening when the sun is all golden and low
When nobody knows she's arriving and there's nobody waiting at home
She told that she still has a lover but he's away for a year at a time
And if I wanted to I could go see her but she told me she'd never be mine
She said that she loves to go dancing but she'd rather go dancing alone
She said that there's no point in dancing with someone that you already know
Then she asked me if she met a stranger would I share her for only an hour
She said don't worry boy there's no danger I get amnesia straight after a shower
And I know that you do what you say
And what you want while you're away
I just wish you wouldn't look at me that way
For so long, so long
She said don't wait for me in the darkness I can find my way home if it's clear
By observing the stars and their movements and by holding a shell to my ear
She said boy you'd better find yourself somewhere new to go after your days work is done
Because me I love to drive east in the evening I can’t wait for the night time to come
I love to drive east in the evening you know it makes me feel so alive
I can’t wait for his sweet return and for the night time to arrive
And I know that you do what you say
And what you want while you're away
I just wish you wouldn't look at me that way
For so long, so long, so long