The Lag's Song - Dervish

When I was a young man

Sometimes I’d wonder

What happened to time when it passed

Then one day I found out

That time just lands in prison

And there it is held fast

When I was a young man

I used to go courting

Underneath the moon and the stars

The moon is still shining

But the dreams, they are all broken

On these hard iron bars

Look out of the window

Over the rooftops

Over the wall, up to the sky

Just one flying leap

And you could make your getaway

If only you could fly

The prison is sleeping

And the nightwatch is keeping

His watch over seven hundred men

And behind every cell door

A sleeping lad lies dreaming

Oh to be free again

When I was a young man

Sometimes I’d wonder

What happened to time when it passed

Then one day I found out

That time just lands in prison

And there it is held fast

Held fast