Memory (from 'Cats')

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement

Has the moon lost her memory?

She is smiling alone

In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet

And the wind begins to moan

Memory, all alone in the moonlight

I can smile at the old days

I was beautiful then

I remember a time I knew what happiness was

Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp seems to beat

A fatalistic warning

Someone mutters and a streetlamp splutters

And soon it will be morning

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise

I must think of a new life

And I mustn't give in

When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too

And a new day will begin

Burnt-out ends of smoky days

The stale, cold smell of morning

A streetlamp dies and the night is over

Another day is dawning

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me

All alone with a memory

Of my days in the sun

If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is