On the Steps

from THE GHOST LIGHT by JOE EVANS

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ON THE STEPS © 2020 Joe Evans

All is calm
He sits on the bench
He gazes ahead
Clocks her eyes as she stops
By the lock as she watches a while
She’s made up her mind

She takes a few steps
She looks in his eyes
Takes his hand as they walk
To the bridge side by side
They don’t see us
We’re watching with tears in our eyes
As the sun moves away from the steps

So we pour one more drink
Raise our glass to the sky
And wonder if somehow we might catch their eye
But the lights in the harbour are calling the tune
That we’re playing again and again

Like the frames of an old silent fim
That flicker in time to an era that’s ending
It’s time to go in
The lights getting dim
And it’s quiet now
On the steps

By the canal
We sit on the steps
While the sun slowly sets
By the lock where the hands on the clock
try to stop for a while
Before we move on

There’s room in our glass
One more for the road
And more room in our hearts
Where the memories are stowed
While the sundial harbours the ashes for now
We know we’ll get by some how

So we pour one more drink
Raise our glass high
Remember the ones who no longer pass by
the carnival’s over
It drifts out of sight
And we look from both sides now

Cast our gaze to the bridge
As we rise to go in
Time is now called on the beer and the gin
They walk hand in hand
Looking back?
We can never be sure
On the steps

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from THE GHOST LIGHT, released September 30, 2020

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