[Verse 1]
I met Jane in September's throe
January's grass, we let each other go
I met Helen on March's back
She took my coat and she stole my hat
I met you when the weather got fine
You said, "I've got yours if you've got mine"
...
[Chorus 1]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew
[Verse 2]
Didn't take long to sing our love
Was a harvest feast
,
was a hand to glove
When winter came, you couldn't stand to sit
You're just the same, never burnt, but lit
With a world at war and my thoughts on you
I didn't care to fall; there wasn't much to do
[Chorus 1]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew
[Verse 3]
Churlish May, when the year was fair
Gone full circle when things went square
Ate my meal, an un-noble beast
Left me to pay, not a movable feast
Look, I got nothing, don't know where I am
Got a fistful of questions, not an answer to hand
[Chorus 2]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew
Morning dew...
[Bridge]
With a blow me down the road, dead in the wood
[Verse 4]
Further from you now, then the roots from the leaves
Drunk on the wood, never seen any trees
My oar's out the water
,
and the lake that I'm sailing
Is your dear father's daughter and it's cold and I'm ailing
Are you drowning me slowly
?
Was the school meant to teach?
Are you leaving so slowly? Where's the shore? Where's the beach?
[Chorus 1]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew