From the recording Shadows
Lyrics
Cinnamon Man
The circus is over we have reached the end
The day is now finished no money to spend
I struck a deal with a Cinnamon man
he promised a life down in this Candyland
He spoke of forever like it was today
Packed up his suitcase, swept my heart away
Now where you are going there is no return
It’s leave here by morning or stay here and burn for you
How can I leave without saying goodbye
Yet how can I stay and go on with my life
Knowing that my love is out there somewhere
In middle America walking on air
I felt the weight of the world on my soul
An answer by morning come out of the cold he said
Our love is rare as a mid-summer snow
One night or eternity, say you won’t go
From that moment forward it felt like a dream
We tumbled together, got lost in a scream
The morning dew found me from under a cloud
The streets were all empty that once held a crowd
The magicians had vanished, not a soul caught my eye
Except for the janitor sweeping nearby
I asked him if he had seen but a trace
Of the Cinnamon man and the smile left his face
we haven’t spoke of him since new year’s eve
When they found him dead by the lilac tree
They say that his spirit lingers here still
I swear that I’ve seen him there up on that hill
He pointed to the place where met my love
A shiver passed through me from somewhere above
He pointed to the place where met my love
A shiver passed through me from somewhere above