I Talk To The Night

(J. Lyon/M. Noble)



The sidewalk heaves a sigh of relief

As the heat of the day finally fades

The cracked asphalt bleeds rainbow beads

That dance in the late evening haze



And I turn from my whiskey and I peer out the door

Here comes a boy that I've been waiting for

Deep, dark and silent, the one I adore

I talk to the night

I talk to the night

Hell, maybe I'm crazy, or maybe I'm just tight

Whoa, yea, I talk to the night



Stand stretchin' stare in the deep sea gloom

As the sharp edges melt away

One big world, one little moon

And the curtains shimmy and sway



I reach for my glass and I hear the floor boards squeak

I crawl into my bed and I hear my old bones creak

Then in silence I wait for the darkness to speak

And I talk to the night

Oh, I talk to the night, yes I do

She never argues, no we never fight

I talk to the night

Oh, I talk to the night

Speak to me darlin'



Into my head, the sharp words you said

Stab like a lost child's cry

I'm a loser at best, yea, and all the rest

To which, of course, there is no reply

No reply



I pulled down the shade and I turned off the light

Blackness for me, but it holds no fright

I dance with the darkness and my demons take flight

And I talk to the night

Oh, I talk to the night

You know, my tongue gets tied in that bright daylight

I talk to the night

I speak with the darkness

And I talk to the night

I speak with the darkness

And I talk to the night

I speak with the darkness