Least not within my hearin'
But we'll all be together
40 days passed by, 40 alibis
Standing in the road just starin'
Like they've never gone away
So carry on that way
And in time you'll pay
I was five minutes past carin'
Like when it started
Not a hound was howlin'
Was the prince hidden within her man?
Or whimperin' or prowlin'
Seemed to be wearing disguises
Come Ascension Day
Thought I heard somebody pleadin'
When I wish I could possess her"
Always seems to be hesitatin'
Not a leaf was hangin' on the tree
Thought I heard someone apologize
He said, "Let her go, let her go, God bless her
She hasn't been gone long enough for me to miss her
But I know they will return
Now there's a queen in waitin'
Some fell down weepin'
And those who were left
Now the wind had departed
Not enough lovin' and too much hatin'
Others shook their fists up at the skies
Except every minute of every hour of every day
