Come gather 'round
Come gather young and old
Tall and small
Come gather all
For a town should have a tale to tell
Be it highwaymen or wishing wells
The ghost that stalks the graveyard
The banshee and her cry
The whispered tree where lovers die
Every story longs to be heard
And this is hers
When the bell begins to ring
On the last night of winter
And the first day of spring
Is finally here
There's a change in the air
For the fixed and the frozen
They come to the square for the girl
Under star or under cloud
They come the midnight crowd
With a drink in hand
To watch and stand
Another year
And they're here to see
The turning of the key
She looks beautiful tonight
She's the same
Never changes
But there's something in the light
Maybe this year
There's a spark in her eyes
You're a drunk
Have another
I just hope I get to try
Quick now, she's waiting
Under star or under cloud
We come the midnight crowd
With a drink in hand
To watch and stand
Another year
And now we're here to see
The turning of the key
Stopped, like a broken clock
There's a girl that ticks but she doesn't tock
Even though we come each year and try to wind her
Still she remains the same
Though the legend says that she used to move
And that she could walk and talk long long ago
So we come to fix what can only click and no longer clack
With another twist in her back again
Praying that she'll stir
She'll return
She had a love
So they say
Found a boy
Don't they always
Though fate got in the way
Of course it did
Always does
So she waits though they're apart
For a sign, for a signal
Or a reason to start
A reason to wake
(Stopped like a broken clock)
A need to be free
(Ticks but she doesn't tock)
A reason to rouse
(Clicks but she doesn't clack)
A reason to be
(With a twist in her back)
When the bell begins to ring
On the last night of winter
And the first day of spring
Is finally here
There's a change in the air
For the fixed and the frozen
We come to the square
We come to the square
Under star or under cloud
We come the midnight crowd
With a drink in hand
To watch and stand
Another year
Now we're here to see
The turning of the
Fixed and frozen
In the square
Waiting for the turning of the key
