Plastic Flowers / Fiori di plastica
In the summertime we met to see a threat
That came to harm something we both loved
And as the hours passed we talked until at last
It came the time to part
I was doin' well
And I thought she liked my style
I had no business feelin' like that
But it lasted quite a while
I got my promises made
But before the timeless father
I showed plastic flowers
To Mother Nature's daughter
She held the vase
Her misty gaze brought them to life
I was amazed
She turned to me with a tear in her eye
We went to give our thanks along the river banks
And watched the water flow as it rolled along
She scooped some river sand and held it in her hand
And sang a little song
We saw the water lines
Left there from ancient times
I watched the sand fallin' through her fingers
On the shore so dry
I was doin' well
I thought she liked my style
I had no business feelin' like that
But it lasted quite a while
I got my promiese made
But before the timeless father
I showed plastic flowers
To Mother Nature's daughter
* * * *
That came to harm something we both loved
And as the hours passed we talked until at last
It came the time to part
I was doin' well
And I thought she liked my style
I had no business feelin' like that
But it lasted quite a while
I got my promises made
But before the timeless father
I showed plastic flowers
To Mother Nature's daughter
She held the vase
Her misty gaze brought them to life
I was amazed
She turned to me with a tear in her eye
We went to give our thanks along the river banks
And watched the water flow as it rolled along
She scooped some river sand and held it in her hand
And sang a little song
We saw the water lines
Left there from ancient times
I watched the sand fallin' through her fingers
On the shore so dry
I was doin' well
I thought she liked my style
I had no business feelin' like that
But it lasted quite a while
I got my promiese made
But before the timeless father
I showed plastic flowers
To Mother Nature's daughter
* * * *
In estate ci siamo incontrati di fronte a una minaccia
Venuta a distruggere ciò che entrambi amiamo
E mentre le ore passavano noi abbiamo parlato finché
È venuto il momento di separarci
Io stavo bene
E pensavo che lei apprezzasse il mio stile
Non avrei dovuto sentirmi così
Ma è durato per un po'
Ho fatto delle promesse
Ma davanti al padre eterno
Ho mostrato fiori di plastica
Alla figlia di Madre Natura
Lei stringeva il vaso
Il suo sguardo velato li portò alla vita
Ero stupito
Mi ha guardato con una lacrima negli occhi
Siamo andati a dire grazie lungo le rive del fiume
Abbiamo guardato lo scorrere dell'acqua
Lei ha stretto un pugno di sabbia nella mano
E ha cantato una canzoncina
Abbiamo visto i segni dell'acqua
Lasciati dalle epoche passate
Ho guardato la sabbia scivolare tra le sue dita
Sulla riva così asciutta
Io stavo bene
E pensavo che lei apprezzasse il mio stile
Non avrei dovuto sentirmi così
Ma è durato per un po'
Ho fatto delle promesse
Ma davanti al padre eterno
Ho mostrato fiori di plastica
Alla figlia di Madre Natura