From Black Diamond Bay On Black Diamond Bay Up on the white veranda She wears a necktie and a Panama hat Her passport shows a face From another time and place She looks nothing like that And all the remnants of her recent past Are scattered in the wild

Lady writer on the TV Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Another time, another place Talking about the Virgin Mary Yeah you know I'm talking about you and me And the lady writer on the TV Lady Writer on

I was only dreaming Of another place and time Where my family's from. I can hear them singing. When the rain had washed away All these scattered dreams

Close your eyes, count to ten Turn around, and maybe then I'm out to get you Create a disturbance in your mind I've been sent to select you From another place in time It's gonna be something new, new And you better not hesitate For the first time in your