Fairport Convention - "After Halloween."

Red and gold and Halloween have passed us by
The charcoal branches lean against the rosy sky
You are so far away and I could touch you if I may
But don't you worry now, I'm only dreaming anyway

You may be lonely, you may be just on your own
It could be anywhere, some place that I have known
But who am I and do we really live these days at all
And are they simply feelings we have learnt and do recall

Oh, the sea has made me cry
But I love her too, so maybe I love you
Tears are only made of salt and water
And across the waves the sound of laughter

October has gone and left me with a song
That I will sing to you although the moment may be wrong
Could it be the sea's as real as you and I?
I often wonder why I always have to say
I'm only dreaming anyway

Could it be the sea's as real as you and I?
I often wonder why I always have to say
I'm only dreaming anyway

Kirsty MacColl - "Halloween."

I must have fallen on my feet
A hundred times or more
I heard the wind blow down the street
The knocking at the door

But there was no one there
Though I looked everywhere
So was it all a dream?
Oh Halloween

The spirits of the past
The costumes and the masks
The shipwrecks and the ghosts
From up and down the coast

They've all come back to see
If we were meant to be
We can't escape our dreams
Oh Halloween

You must have followed me back home
And hid behind my back
No one could find me on their own
I'm off the beaten track

Well I was scared before
But I'm afraid no more
And nothing's as it seems
Halloween

The spirits of the past
The costumes and the masks
To me they don't disguise
The presence in your eyes

They turn their heads to see
If we were meant to be
A nightmare or a dream
Oh Halloween