Sing to Me

The bridge over the traffic

Conversations after dark;

Endless walks on roads to nowhere

Moonlit faces in closed parks

The way she looked at you remembered

What this could make you do recalled

The quick defences and the temper

Didn’t bother you at all

“Sing to me,” she said

You were dreamers on the sidelines

Seeking magic

In somebody else’s world

Late Summer chill on your skin

And the light begins to fade:

Pass traffic lights and supermarkets;

Pass the streets where you felt afraid

The way she looked at you remembered

What this could make you do recalled

The quick defences and the temper

Didn’t bother you at all

“Sing to me,” she said

You were dreamers on the sidelines

Seeking magic

In somebody else’s world