Peeling Bark Songtext

Yesterday he was walking through the park On the way back from work it was getting dark He saw autumn trees with their peeling bark She was sitting on a bench He didn't think she'd look twice you see But she looked three times or so it would seem The rain started up it began to teem And she was getting drenched She started to run but he caught up quickly And he was wearing sunglasses it was hard to see Then she hit him with a moving plea Could I please share your umbrella Well he just smiled and he let her in And they walked through the rain like Siamese twins He doesn't normally pick up girls he thinks it's a sin He just not that sort of fella She told him where she lived and she told him her name And he tried her patience, she tried to play games He wanted to be with her though his excuse was lame I was going that way anyway Her flat in a house it was three miles out Right next to a train track and he had to shout She said I'm a dancer, she twirled about And asked him if he wanted to stay His clothes were really wet he should have taken them off But he was embarrassed cos he thought she'd laugh But then she insisted when she heard