Garth Dutton

Cold Wind From The South – A Song

Now that you’ve read my short story “Cold Wind From The South” here are the lyrics to the song that goes with it. I did a “David Bowie” and ‘became’ the character Roland Smyth in the song and wrote of his personal love experience as if it was my own.

Cold Wind From The South
© Garth Dutton, 2006

She was quite pretty, sometimes rather quiet,
a warm bright smile and long dark hair.
There had been hard times.
She tried not to show it.
It was merely by chance that I met her.

I remember a beach and an autumn day.
A cold wind from the south kept most people away.
I sought the shelter and warmth of the town.
Tourist season was over, few people around.

I bought a drink in the hotel.
She came and sat down beside me.
There seemed no point in each being there alone.
We talked of ourselves and our circumstances,
the state of the world and the way things were going.

It seemed we both needed some kind of fresh start,
and quickly I found that she had won my heart.
Looking back, all I can say is,
“I thank the south wind for that cold autumn day.
I thank the south wind for that cold autumn day.”

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