A Saturday Without Julia (Song From An Imaginary Musical)

Composer: Roger D. Linder
Roger D. Linder: Songs of 1974
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I think of a song that will never be heard
There aren't any words or a tune
The sweet melody can't be whistled or sung
No bells will be rung after noon

There's a feeling in the air, I want to sing my song
A walk in the park, I can sense something's wrong
The birds in the trees
Will do as they please
While here below my mind flies with the breeze

Why did you leave me, Julia?
I can't go on without you
Did you ever love me, Julia?
I find it so hard to doubt you

I sit here alone on the bench in the park
There's you and Mark in my head
The newspaper lies to my side with the news
Nothing but blues as I've said

There's no reason to your ways, can't you see that I need
A gentle woman's care, please don't make me plead
I look to the sun
The tears start to run
While here below I think when we were one

Why did you leave me, Julia?
I can't go on without you
Did you ever love me, Julia?
I find it so hard to doubt you
Commentary
Written December 10 (words) and December 12 (music), 1974. If you're following the chronology, the gap between this song and the last was filled with seven compositions from "Only Golden Fingers Could Play So Heavy" which is documented under that "album" title.

Not sure if I actually "imagined" that this song would be in a musical, but it felt like that at the time.

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