I traced the footsteps through the multi-colored avenues

	That wind their way down to the sea

	I see the birds that fly beneath the darkened sky

	They are the messengers of dreams



		Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

		Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me



	Pages filled with science fiction

	Without fear of contradiction

	Walking through the fields of evergreen

	I see a turn and walk away

	And from the east there comes a breeze

	That flows up high into the blue



		Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

		Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me



	The sound of retribution

	In total disillusion, Mandalay



		Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

		Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me



	Admidst the confusion

	The only conclusion



	Mandalay of the misty eyes

	have gazed into the coming door

	The leaves that turn to gold and brown

	I've watched them falling to the ground



		Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

		Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me