It's a Van Morrison song. I had that on cassette. Tonight I dug out a Waterboys CD that I loved years ago. I just realized that it's one of the best albums I've ever heard. They did the Van Morrison song and when I heard it I was struck with how amazingly well written the lyric is. On the same album they set Yeats "The Stollen Child" to music. While it's amazing, I can't say it's any better than the Morrison lyric.

On another album they did Yeats "Love and Death". Now that one gives me a chill. Why are Irish poets obsessed with death?

I found Love and Death on the internet. Man, if I could write something like that...

http://www.spinfo.uni-koeln.de/~dm/laughlin.html

At the risk of overstating my exhuberance this evening at rediscovering a really first rate album, check out the lyrics to another Waterboys song:

Now he's brought down the rain
and the indian summer is through
In the morning you'll be following your trail again
Fair lady

You ain't calling me to join you
and I'm spoken for anyway
But I will cry when ye go away
I will cry when ye go away

Your beauty is familiar
and your voice is like a key
That opens up my soul
And torches up a fire inside of me

Your coat is made of magic
and around your table angels play
And I will cry when ye go away
I will cry when ye go away

<Instrumental Break - River Road Reel>

Somebody left us whisky
and the night is very young
I've got some to say and more to tell
and the words will soon be spilling from my tongue

I will rave and I will ramble
I'll do everything but make you stay
Then I will cry when ye go away
I will cry when ye go away

<Instrumental - River Road Reel>

When ye go away...
When ye go away.