A Saturday Without Julia (Song From An Imaginary Musical)

From the work Songs of 1974
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Composer: Roger D. Linder
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.

From the work Songs of 1974
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