I meant to call her name   I meant to take her hand   I meant to be the same and understand   Just what was happening in the evening   Between the princess and the prince      I can't be bothered now   And I can't eat or drink   I can't remember how I used to think   What was the song she sang before the morning rang   Bringing the princess to the prince      It's a crystal ringing way   She has about her in the day   But she's a laughing dappled shadow   She's a laughing dappled shadow in my night      If I could hear her voice   If I could see her face   If I could have my choice I'd be in the place   Where I saw her last on the evening past   Of the princess and the prince      It's a crystal ringing way   She has about her in the day   But she's a laughing dappled shadow   She's a laughing dappled shadow in my night