1.
In a cup of coffee
she's dancing on her tiptoes
in a smooth black dress
and round and round it goes
Her hair is swirling round
her bare ivory shoulders
she's alone and free and
takes nobody's orders
and somewhere near
in a happy land she knows
her wish comes true
and the gates don't close
too soon
to those who wait
on the edge of this road
and fight their fear
in the dark and the cold
just a step away
2.
A dash of milk, no sugar
the man said to the waiter
He'd got more than he asked for
as he realised later
with a silver spoon
he stirred his cofee slowly
and the smell was drifting
into another story
and somewhere near
in happy land he knew
his wish came true
and the gate was was blue
like sky
on a sunny day
when your life's just the road
you can get away
from the dark and the cold
and have no fear
3.
In a cup of coffee
he said to the waiter
in a smooth black dress
as he realised later
her hair is swirling round
as he is stirring slowly
she's alone and free
and in a another story
or is it the same story?
and somewhere near
in a happy land they know
their wish comes true
new life says hello
once more
to those who walk
in the sun on this road
and who got away
from the dark and the cold
and have no fear.