Twelve Nights

Twelve nights
Of wind and grey skies
Weak winter light like snow
Black cars and trams and buses
Up and down the Old Glamis road
Twelve nights
And I was born on one
It’s nothing special now
Same wind and rain as ever was
With fewer folk around
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter snow
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter
Years and years ago
Twelve nights
Eleven mornings
Common strangers, family, friends
What lasts most with your memory
This world born again
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter snow
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter
Years and years ago
It’s just a tale
It’s just a story
But it’s got me this far now
It’s just a rumour
Only a whisper
But we all heard it somehow
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter snow
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter snow
Were you here?
Were you here?
In Scotland’s winter
Years and years ago