Singing slowly, smoking the time away
Drinks and talks his time away
Listening hard to their voices, you believe every word they say

Children playing in a distant schoolroom
Laugh and joke their time away
Listening hard to their voices, I believe every word they say

I hear the last few words of his song
I catch the last few words before I leave
I hear the last few words of his song
I catch the last few words before I leavе