The Laughing Lake 1 - John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James

Throw a stone across the ice

Upon the laughing lake

We city kids sure know our stuff

We’re out here on the make

The colour of the winter sky

Reflects the coldness of the ground

The leather of our shoes is thin

It lets us know we’ve been around

Throw a stone across the ice

And hear the laughing lake

We should have worm our furry coats

Our ears begin to ache

No empty cans among the trees

No motor-cars or sudden sounds

Just wayward crows in wintertime

They cross the hills between the town

The pebble spins across the ice

Farther than the eye can see

The laughter echoes from the air

And darkness gathers silently

Throw a stone across the ice

And watch the laughing lake

When springtime sunshine warms the air

The frozen water breaks

Our sinking stone will make its way

To join the other stones below

While you and I will take our place

In stony cities' undertow