Memory (Theme from 'Cats') - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Daylight, see the dew on the sunflower

And a rose that is fading

Roses whither away like the sunflower

I yearn to turn my face to the dawn

I am waiting for the day

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement

Has the moon lost her memory?

She is smiling alone in the lamplight

The withered leaves collect at my feet

And the wind begins to moan

Memory, all alone in the moonlight

I can smile at the old days, I was beautiful then

I remember the time I knew what happiness was

Let the memory live again

Every street lamp

Seems to beat a fatalistic warning

Someone mutters and the street lamp gutters

And soon it will be morning

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise

I must think of a new life

And I mustn't give in when the dawn comes

Tonight will be a memory too

And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days

The stale cold smell of morning

The street lamp dies, another night is over

Another day is dawning

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me

All alone with the memory

Of my days in the sun if you touch me

You'll understand what happiness is

Look

A new day has begun