Nemo James

I Met Her on a Monday

From the Album Terasa

Can I sit beside you and talk with you a while
I was slowly passing and was attracted by your smile
The café lights were comforting, the food of love played on
I met her on a Monday, by Friday she was gone

We laughed and talked and were hypnotised by the magic in the air
It electrified our senses and left defences bare
Is this what we were looking for and could we build a home
I met her on a Monday, by Friday she was gone

A fire grew within our hearts like none I’ve never known
A year for every minute spent, our love had fiercely grown
But as quickly as it started the end also came
I met her on a Monday, by Friday she was gone

At the time it seemed so sad but now I look back through the years
At the perfect love affair we had with no bitterness or tears
It’s true our love had ended but it’s the same for everyone
You will meet them one day and another they’ll be gone

I’m just glad I found a love that I might not have known
I met her on a Monday, by Friday she was gone

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG

I always used to think how romantic it would be to meet a woman in a pavement café, but it never happened. This song is a cross between “It is better to have loved and lost” and an adaptation of a quote from Catch 22.

“It was a long love affair.”
“What do you mean long? It only lasted five days.”
“It’s over. You don’t get any longer than that.”