Bruce Cockburn Candy Mans Gone Lyrics

Candy Mans Gone Lyrics

Sun climbs toward high noon, Glints metallic off the bowl of the spoon Sliding
through the air toward parted lips Watch the expression when the straight taste
hits Face crumples, tongue's quickly withdrawn I hate to tell you but the candy
man's gone 



Oh sweet fantasia of the safe home Where nobody has to
scrape for honey at the bottom of the comb Where every actor understands the
scene And nobody ever means to be mean Catch it in a dream, catch it in a song
Seek it on the street, you find the candy man's gone I hate to tell you but the
candy man's gone 



In the bar, in the senate, in the alley, in the
study Pimping dreams of riches for everybody "Something for nothing, new lamps
for old And the streets will be platinum, never mind gold" Well, hey, pass it
on Misplaced your faith and the candy man's gone I hate to tell you but the
candy man's gone