Macarthur Park

Spring was never waiting for us, dear
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance

The carpet's spark is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!

I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground beneath your feet
Birds like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing
Shiny checkers by the tree

The carpet's spark is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
And I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!

The carpet's spark is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
And I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh