Bagdad - Rupert Holmes

Last night I found myself in Bagdad once again

And the minarets were icy blue against the dawn’s green light

No love I did not ask just how I came or when

I could only wonder were you there with me to sleep the night

I walked the streets of Bagdad searching for your face

But the ancient city walls held no one in their lost command

So love I called your name within the marketplace

And my echo woke me back to morning’s red and golden head

And oh you were there with my pillow touching your velvet hair

And so as I’d slept you’d been near

Last night I dreamt my strange recurring dream again

Where the scarlet evening moon still hovered over Bagdad’s night

Oh love I found myself alone but even then

I was sure I’d find your body near me come the morning light

And oh you were there with your sandy eyes and a sleepy stare

And though I had dreamt you were here

So love if I tonight should die before the dawn

And I find myself in Bagdad lost within an empty sleep

No love I will not feel alone though life has gone

For I know you’ll be beside me even as the dark grows deep