Barry Manilow

As I have gone alone in thereThe ground was still coldSnowflakes were drifting in the airCovering the riches new and old

Fools, said I, you do not knowWhere warm waters halt,When the Earth sleeps under the snowYou can not see it, not your fault.

Just one look and I can hear a bellRings far away, in the canyon downAwakened by the touch of springA waterfall sings the song of Brown

What it was singing, I really can't say(My hearing is even worse than my sight)Something told me, that Barry ManilowGot himself stranded on that cold night

He could have been sitting there somewhereUnder the tree and next to the blazeHis ears would peek, in case a black bearWould try to meet him in black bear ways

It is no better to be safe than sorryIf I were Barry, I would not meddleInto the middle of the Chase territoryAsk that Indian in the saddle.

========================Besides Forrest unnamed poem, the following songscontributed some inspiration and lyrics:"Sound of silence", "Mamma mia". "Baby, it's cold outside""Take on me"