When the Music Starts to Play

It was late that night in summertime
When the marching was all done
And we gathered in the crossroads bar
To see what had been won.
There were glances of suspicion,
There were heads that turned away,
But I thought I saw your eyes meet mine
When the band began to play.

For it laughs with you, it cries for you,
It sings your fears away,
And you know there'll be an answer
When the music starts to play.

And remember after closing time,
We found the chance to say
Those first few words together
Though we'd loved for all those years.
And the conflicts of our father's time
They slowly slipped away.
For the hearts will come together
When the music starts starts to play.

For it laughs with you, it cries for you,
It sings your fears away,
And you know there'll be an answer
When the music starts to play.

(And there's) many's a year has passed away
And many's a dream gone stale
And many's a day was a lonely day
Like a Christmas day in jail.
For the overlords will wave their swords
And the lovers they will pay,
But the hearts will come together
When the music starts to play.

For it laughs with you, it cries for you,
And it sings your fears away,
And you know there'll be an answer
When the music starts to play.