Oh father, come to the window, look over yonder lake
At the wondrous golden city beyond the icy wake
In my short life we′ve passed this way ten times or more
And never did the city rise upon that far shore
It's the sun shining on the water
It′s not Cairo, New York or Rome
It's a matter of hours before you see your mama
Waiting for you back at home
La la la la la, la la la la la
Big buildings at its center stand ablaze with light
While other spires around these entrap the beams in flight
Oh look now, I see people with faces small and fine
And in their midst just staring, a boy whose face like mine
It's the sun shining on the water
It′s not Cairo, New York or Rome
It′s a matter of hours before you see your mama
Waiting for you back at home
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
The sun was sinking 'cause night was falling
The boy went off to sleep
His wondrous city vanished into the icy deep
The moon was rising ′cause night was falling
And all was as before
As we made our way through the countless pines
On the cold lake's northern shore
It′s the sun shining on the water
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome
It′s a matter of hours before you see your mama
Waiting for you back at home
It's the sun shining on the water
It's not Cairo, New York or Rome
It′s a matter of hours before you see your mama
Waiting for you back at home
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, la la la la la
Writer(s): Anna Mcgarrigle Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
