Alannah Myles The Last Time I Saw William Lyrics

The Last Time I Saw William Lyrics

The last time I saw William, he was as good as gone

He'd packed up all his
poetry and his hurtin' songs

Well they say that he died, but the papers
lied

About our long lost favourite song

And the last time I saw
William, he was all undone

He'd lost his bag of thunder, and his brave
disguise

He was trying to find some kind of peace of mind with brand new
eyes

But it all came back in shades of black, like a past that's just
begun

And the last time I saw William, he was a man on the run

He
said

Chorus:

It's better to fly than to hold on to shaky
ground

It's better to let the feelings die, when they're holding you
down

I saw a long line of loneliness in the corner of his eye

But I
never did see William cry

Now the years run down the boulevard, and the
marquee is long gone

There's a troubadour in an empty bar, playin' hurtin'
songs

All the gold and praise from the glory days cannot save our souls
tonight

And the last time that I saw William

He was walking away,
walking away from the light

chorus

The last time I saw William, he was
all undone