There is a church bell   That rings on the hour   Filling the streets   Stopping the world awhile   Loud is the laughter   From in the schoolyard   Prickling my ears   Telling me time's passing by   Helene   Comfort me   Helene   I am falling   There is a name   I've replaced with my own   It's taken me years   Now it's dark and unknown   Though I scoff at the things   That I said long ago   I knew what I'd find   C'est toi mon bouchon, mon bouchon   Helene   Comfort me   Helene   I am falling     Try as you may   This is not my real home   And I miss how the sun   Comes up late in the morning   For all that I want   There is really not much you can do   Outside the harbor   The windsurfers ride   Working their sails   As navy ships lag behind   Off to a country   With waves full of grain   A boyhood of mine   And a dream that   Will always remain   Helene   Comfort me   Helene   I am falling