Verse 1
The night’s grown old around us
The fire’s burning low
There’s rain upon the window
Like years we used to know
The landlord smiles across the bar
“One more before we close?”
I laugh…
Reach for the old guitar…
And let…
The story…
Go.
Verse 2
Funny where a song can find you
Long after dreams grow old
Hidden in the quiet moments
Waiting to be told
Just a line that keeps on calling
Like footsteps through the rain
Till you sit…
And write it down…
Before it’s gone…
Again.
Verse 3
Some are found in old photographs
Faded now with time
Some begin with someone’s laughter
Or a simple line
Some will stay for just a moment
Some refuse to go
You only know…
They’re meant to stay…
When they won’t…
Let go.
Refrain
Funny…
Who stays beside you…
Long after they’ve gone.
Some become memories…
Some become songs…
Some simply…
Live on.
Verse 4
Old Jimmy nursed the corner seat
Most Friday nights till ten
He’d nod before he spoke a word
Then nod his head again
One winter someone asked of him
We all looked toward the door
Funny…
How an empty chair…
Can say…
So much more.
Verse 5
There’s wisdom in a quiet room
When nobody needs to speak
A smile can cross a weathered face
For just a little peek
I’ve seen a song return someone
To days they almost knew
Not because…
The song was fine…
Because…
It carried you.
Refrain
Funny…
Who stays beside you…
Long after they’ve gone.
Some become memories…
Some become songs…
Some simply…
Live on.
Verse 6
So if you ask what keeps me here
When closing time draws near
It isn’t for the music
Or another pint of beer
It’s knowing every passing soul
Has something shining through
If you stop…
Long enough…
To say…
“I saw you.”
Finale
Some songs are only borrowed
From lives we’ve wandered through
I only wrote…
The ones that whispered…
“I saw you.”
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty