Squirrel (1978) Lyrics - Phillips Anthony

[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 death'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