Brass & Batons

Take heart the pages turning fast

I'll be waiting here in the hourglass

There's a fire in the heartland

There is a dream on every door

When the past is a brass band

And you know what you're shooting for

Brass and batons, they fade away

They're only moments in the haze

Brass and batons, like magic wands

You wave them once and they are gone

And the river keeps changin'

Johnny works harder every day

Got an eye on the good life

Fortune's just a day away

Sundial with a great hand

Moving dust across the floor

Puts a strain on a sane man

'Til he knows what he's looking for

Brass and batons, they fade away

They're only moments in the haze

Brass and batons, like magic wands

You wave them once and they are gone

New moon in the evening

Playing tricks on my mind

I swear I felt your heavy breathing

On my neck a thousand times

So let's play it like we used to

Play it sweet and then

I'll meet you in the spotlight

When it comes 'round again

To brass and batons, they fade away

They're only moments in the haze

Oh, brass and batons, like magic wands

You wave them once and they are gone

They are gone