Creatures of the daylight

Fade away into the sky

I can hear 'em talking sadly

All they ever ask is "why"

Memories and shadows

Down the sand into the tide

See my mother with a baby

See my father at her side

CHORUS

Smoky windows, smoky windows

Telegrams and wire

Runnin' down beside a train

Tumbleweed and fire

Blowin' down the endless plain

Memories and shadows

Down the sand into the blue

See my mother with a baby

See that summer shining through

CHORUS

Smoky windows, smoky windows

BRIDGE

Oh, and the time goes by

Oh, and the time goes bye, bye, bye . . .

Corridors and stairways

Leading up and down the years

Tolling bells and echoes

Ringing briefly in your ears

Memories and shadows

Down the sand into the sea

See my mother with a baby

I guess that babe she held was me

CHORUS

Smoky windows, smoky windows