Walking through the town today I thought I crossed you on the street With your sand storm hair and empty eyes And anxious vagabond feet. Your pretty teeth were crooked Like bricks forced under pressure Your shoulders, they sagged tiredly Your head hung with displeasure. My heart leapt at the sight of you And music filled my lungs With a longing to sing with the loudest voice All the songs 'til now left unsung. But when your eyes met with mine, You were just a man I did not know. Just a man, like the man I once loved One thousand cold Augusts ago.