Did you see our brother   He was here the other day   But he only came to say   That he was leaving      Did you see his lady   She was looking where he'd gone   But she wasn't letting on   That she was grieving      She's bound to go   Perhaps she'll find him waiting   For his boat in some city far away   She's bound to go      Lately I remember   Afternoons of smoke and wine   There was nothing we could find   But peace and pleasure      And with a smile he told me   That he wanted just to be   On his way across the sea   No man can measure      He won't be back   And the sun may find him sleeping   In the dust of some ruin far away   He won't be back      Early today as I watched   While the skyline was shaking   I heard a rumbling      Early today the mechanical city was waking   And I ran out stumbling, mumbling   Out through the laughter of children and dogs      Did you see our brother   He was here the other day   But he only came to say   That he can't breathe here      Did you see his lady   She was reaching for his hand   Just as if to tell her man   That she can't either      They're bound to go   And the sun may find me running after them   Seeing something far away   We won't be back