While My Hand Was Letting Go - Hem

The time that I remember seeing nothing in the sun

A tremor in my bones at last light something had begun

The light between the buildings didn’t rise as high or strong

But slanted through the window like it did when days were long

The frost fell on the park when all the schoolboys went inside

The postman and policeman dropped their hat and clipped their stride

And wind stirs on the sidewalk and it hangs outside the door

Waiting on the summer while we lay right on the floor

But when I see over the avenues

And when I know what I know

Just like the sleep when all our days are new

Below singing asleep I dreamt beside you while my hand was letting go

You left a slight impression on the corner of the chair

If you were walking past it you might never know it’s there

If you were walking past it though and I was standing by

Oh I was standing near to you as you were walking by

But when I see over the avenues

And when I know what I know

Just like the sleep when all our days are new

Below singing asleep I dreamt beside you while my hand was letting go

Asleep I dreamt beside you while my hand was letting go