Reg Meuross - I Saw a Woman

I saw a woman lying in a field
Moving in a most unusual way
I saw a woman lying in a field
She was dreaming - she was dreaming

She spread her arms and legs upon the grass
She closed her eyes and rolled her head around
She spread her arms and legs upon the grass
She was laughing - she was laughing

I watched her from a distance through the trees
Half concerned, half wondering what she'd do
Just then I saw halfway from her to me
Another man was watching too

She curled up in a ball upon her side
Something in her stillness made me sad
I wanted to be sure she was alright
She was crying - she was crying

Everybody needs to be alone
Everybody needs to touch the ground
I looked to see the other man was gone
She walked away without a sound

I passed the man a little further on
He walked the back roads like a haunted soul
Dead leaves and feathers on his dirty coat
He was dreaming - he was dreaming

Later that day inside a bank in town
The woman fixed me with a vacant stare
I saw the dirt beneath her fingernails
Dead leaves and feathers in her hair

I saw a woman lying in a field
Moving in a most unusual way
I saw a woman lying in a field
She was dreaming - she was dreaming
She was dreaming - she was dreaming
She was dreaming - she was dreaming
She was dreaming - she was dreaming