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 sideCHORUS
Smoky windows, smoky windowsTelegrams 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 throughCHORUS
Smoky windows, smoky windowsBRIDGE
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 earsMemories 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 windowsSteve Forbert
Welk Music (ASCAP)/
Rolling Tide Music (ASCAP)