Rope Light

asking around,
 what do you hope to retrieve?
 behind the cigarette machine
 with the awkward lean
 and a joke from 1983
 rope light, alchemy
 late nights, lost keys
 rope light, alchemy
 stage fright, high seas
 rope light, you and me
 late nights, lost keys
 rope light, alchemy
 stage fright and beautiful debris
 dancing around
 the edges of the room in the dark
 waiting for the mayor to make his remarks
 and put a stamp on this as a genuine lark
 you had your coat on
 and I was ready to go
 but everybody looks so good
 in this glow
 I think I see someone
 somebody I know...
 rope light, alchemy
 late nights, lost keys
 rope light, alchemy
 stage fright, high seas
 rope light, you and me
 late nights, lost keys
 rope light, alchemy
 stage fright, beautiful debris