The twilight came and after burned night,
Stopping every five miles to look back,
To listen for the screen door slamming
Over the crackle of bridges in flames.
Yet there were never any bright lights
Just the red shining behind the content
Fading away to the promised land behind,
The land of sleep and love and the past.
What stars always shone have burst
Into the dark sky she sleeps beneath,
Whisper her name that everyone forgot.
He cries her song into the grey morning
Lost, forever lost to the world she's in
Unable to sleep because he'll dream again,
Living on a trail of memories on a wheel.
"Anywhere you go, I'll go, I'll follow,
Dance in the rain with you until we fall,
Just so long as you'll let me hold you,
And beyond, I'll never let you go."
What stars used to beckon to the lovers
Are buried in the lakes and rivers of blue,
Ripple her name that will be remembered.
The sun began to rise over the hills,
And somewhere an alarm clock is ringing,
Somewhere she's waking up miles behind
Safe in the arms of a new-found embrace.
What stars always shone died that night
In the cold sunlight that keeps her warm,
What stars shone, burned out.
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