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The Watch at Three-Seventeen

A father and daughter separated by the bomb keep their promise to meet again by fixing a broken clock and watching the same star.

Swing upbeat, defiantly sentimental swing English

Duration: 3:03
Last aired: Today, 05:55
Played: 52 times

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Lyrics

Verse 1 - male vocal

The siren gave its final cry, I grabbed my canvas bag
The tower hands were stuck at three-seventeen
Daughter, wind this dented case each morn till I get back
I'll scavenge every gear the rubble has to give

Chorus - duet

We'll watch that first star cut the haze
And know the promise is still ours
The clock may rust, the sky may burn
But we will meet again, you'll learn

Verse 2 - female vocal

Papa, I wind the watch each day by the rusty telescope
I wait for dusk and hear your step in every gear
The tower's heart beats slow but steady now
I clean the lens and point it at the haze

Chorus - duet

We'll watch that first star cut the haze
And know the promise is still ours
The clock may rust, the sky may burn
But we will meet again, you'll learn

Bridge - female vocal

Winter dusk, the haze lifts clean
Through telescope and watch crystal, we both see the same star
The promise is kept, the waiting ends tonight
The gears lock tight and the hands tick true

Chorus - duet

We'll watch that first star cut the haze
And know the promise is still ours
The clock may rust, the sky may burn
But we will meet again, you'll learn