Remembering Cassandra Lyrics

Waiting for the leaves to change seems strange in mid-November

Light spring jackets and open windows make it so hard to remember

The changing of the guards inside this wild majestic shack

Has made it quite impossible to ever wander back

Without proper supervision I just slip into decay

Cassandra babe why did you walk away

Was there anything I said that made it hard to understand me

Was I a fool to get inspired and ignore how you had banned me

The eyes I thought were burning were just fireflies and stars

And now I sit in poverty and frequent many bars

The ecstasy and the passion that I tried so to repay

Cassandra babe why did you walk away

It's the curse of secret lovers to be thoughtful with discretion

To hold back tears of jealousy when you witness this procession

To be proper and polite when your hands begin to sweat

And to act as if the one you love is one you never met

At night my muffled weeping covers up the need to say

Cassandra babe why did you walk away

Waiting for the snow to fall is useless here in Texas

The barometer is sinking fast, but all that it detects is

A memory that just fades away like faces in the crowd

The cigarettes and ashtrays with the music blaring loud

And the tears you wept for all but me on that fateful summer day

Cassandra babe why did you walk away