When the Lights Go Out

I sat by your bedside

Mumbling to sorrow

Holding onto your hand

My back against the morrow

There’s a beauty in this

A privilege in parting I know

The years turned to days

And days turned to hours

Penitent in black

Pressing flesh amongst the flowers

I regret a lot and said a lot of things

I never thought I would say

And I think about her

I think about her every day

Well the night was ours

We were swinging in the stars

When the lights went out

She was burning bright

When we said goodnight

Then the lights went out

Oh honey when the lights go out

Will I see you again?

Plucking out their heartstrings

Rattling their cages

Butterfingered lovers

Ripping out the pages

To the rules of the game

They’re never willing to play

Oh I think about her

And I think about her every day

Well the night was ours

We were swinging in the stars

When the lights went out

She was burning bright

As we said goodnight

Then the lights went out

Oh honey when the lights go out

Will I see you again?

We traced her steps across linoleum in kitten heels

And pressed our faces in the crush of velveteen and satin trim

She kept her faith on windowsills in plastic figurines

Dedicated to a life spent letting go go gone

Well the night was ours

We were swinging in the stars

When the lights went out

She was burning bright

When we said goodnight

Then the lights went out

Oh honey when the lights go out

Will I see you again?

Well the night was ours

We were swinging in the stars

When the lights went out

She was burning bright

Into the middle of the night

When the lights went out

Oh honey when the lights go out

Will I see you again?

Will I see you again?

Will I see you again?