The Little Pond
I was dreaming that tomorrow
I was lying in the grass
I saw you come towards me
You got out and smiled
The sun was shining
Shined all up to me
And the breeze cooled my body
As I talked to you
I think that I love you
The rivers flow swiftly
And the sky is blue
The clouds are darkening gently
Over me and you
Tell me how you remember
The things I didn’t know
The summer is here now
The winter’s up and gone
The time has come for me to say
That I’ve never felt happier than today
Maybe you could stay
We could watch the stars will they go away
Oh man it’s ok
Ahhhhh…
Ahhhhh…
We could get up in the morning
With the sunrise
When the suns above us
We can close our eyes
We could swim in the river
With the dragonflies
And when the day is over
I’ll kiss you goodnight
It’ll be alright
We could look at the mountains
From the big hill
When the wind sweeps around us
And blows through your hair
We could follow the stream
To the old mill
We could look into the orchard
From the windowsill
We can smile because life will be good
As I always knew it would
And I’ve been this way
I saw it from the very first day
Oh man it’s ok
Ahhhhh…
Ahhhhh…
And the birds fly
And the birds fly
Inside the grand birdhouse
And the fishes swim
And the fishes swim
Around the little pond
And me and her
We are like them
We are happily exiled from the world
So the birds fly and the fishes swim
We all smile cos we are free
Ahhhhh…
Ahhhhh…
It’s near the end of summer
And we are still here
These golden evenings
Will not disappear
As the leaves are falling
We won’t feel the fall
The light will feel so healthy
Only you could know
It’s now time to let go
And leave our summer home
We can face the winter cold
Withhold it with our summer blood
It will be ok
Demo version
I was dreaming of tomorrow
Whilst lying in the grass
I saw you coming towards me
I got up and smiled
The sun, it was shining
Shined all up to you
And the breeze cooled my body
As I talked to you
I think that I love you
The river’s flowing swiftly
And the sky is blue
Clouds are gliding gently
Over me and you
You tell me how you remember
The things I didn’t know
The summer is here now
And winter’s let go
The time has come for me to say
That I’ve never felt happier than today
Maybe you could stay
We could watch the stars until they go away
Oh man it’s ok
Ahhhhh…
Ahhhhh…
We can get up in the morning
With the sunrise
When the sun is above us
We can close our eyes
We can swim in the river
With the dragonflies
And when the day is over
I’ll kiss you goodnight
It’ll be alright
We can look at the mountains
From the big hill
Where the wind sweeps around us
And blows through our hair
We can follow the stream
To the old mill
We can look into the orchard
From the windowsill
We can smile because life will be good
As I always knew it would
End up in this way
I saw it from the very first day
Oh man it’s ok
Ahhhhh…
Ahhhhh…
And the birds fly
Yes the birds fly
Inside the grand birdhouse
And the fishes swim
And the fishes swim
Around the little pond
Me and her
We are like them
We are happily exiled from the world
So, the birds fly and the fishes swim
We all smile because we are free
It’s near the end of summer
And we are still here
These golden evenings
Will not disappear
And as the leaves are falling
We won’t leave our home
Life will be so happy
And only we will know
It’s not time to let go
And leave our summer home
We can face the winter cold
Withhold it with our summer blood
It will be ok
Song Notes
Tim Wheeler has expressed his dissatisfaction with this recording, and in June 2005 even mentioned re-recording it as an acoustic B-side for a future release. “The Little Pond” featured on the bands early demo tapes.