Jack Bruce - The Consul at Sunset lyrics

When he walks from the consul at sunset
Barely remembers his name
Walk is a little unsteady, sadly
But he knows most of all that
He's living beneath the volcano
Won't be so many more days
Isn't much time and it's gathering darkness
My friend

He's been going too far in his drinking
Running a little too fat
Eyelids becoming so heavy, sadly
But he tries not to sleep while
He's living beneath the volcano
Won't be so many more days
Isn't much time and it's gathering darkness
My friend
Though the fireflies laugh in the dusklight
It's the Festival of Death
Crowd is all laughter, it's hollow, sadly
They may kill death tonight
But they still live beneath the volcano
Won't be so many more days
Isn't much time and it's gathering darkness
My friend