Morning light on the avenue  
Breeze rolls in with the smell of stew  
Kids skip rope by the corner stand  
Laughing hard like the day’s so grand  

I tip my hat to the old café  
Wave to the baker who starts my day  

Oh, it’s a fine day for an East Side stroll  
Every step puts a song in my soul  
From the park to the bodegas and back again  
I’m dancing through the sunshine, my friend  

Two old lovers walking slow  
Hand in hand where the flowers grow  
Chessboard kings in the shade of trees  
Arguing moves in the summer breeze  

A dancer spins on the cobblestone  
I take his hand, and I’m not alone  

Oh, it’s a fine day for an East Side stroll  
Every step puts a song in my soul  
From the park to the bodegas and back again  
I’m dancing through the sunshine, my friend  

Here comes a woman with her arms piled high  
Groceries swaying as the taxis fly by  
We laugh and nod as I step aside  
This street’s got rhythm you just can’t hide  

Oh, it’s a fine day for an East Side stroll  
Every step puts a song in my soul  
From the park to the bodegas and back again  
I’m dancing through the sunshine, my friend  

Yes, I’m dancing through the sunshine… my friend 

The band struck up with a golden flare
Trumpets laughing through the velvet air
You caught my hand in the sparkle light
And we spun through the heart of a summer night

Every chord lit the floor on fire
Every step pulled me higher and higher

Midnight swing in your silver shoes
Every move is a dream I choose
Hearts race fast when the bass lines sing
Hold me close in the midnight swing

Tables blur as the dancers fly
Laughter rising to kiss the sky
Your smile's a secret the night can't keep
And the rhythm runs in my bones so deep

Every chord lit the floor on fire
Every step pulled me higher and higher

Midnight swing in your silver shoes
Every move is a dream I choose
Hearts race fast when the bass lines sing
Hold me close in the midnight swing

One, two, three and the world turns gold
We’re writing a story that can’t be told
Except in the sway of the band’s refrain
When you pull me close and we dance again

Midnight swing in your silver shoes
Every move is a dream I choose
Hearts race fast when the bass lines sing
Hold me close in the midnight swing

Sun’s just breaking over the hill  
Coffee in my hand, windows down, still  
Sky’s wide open, the road’s all mine  
Every mile’s a step through the county line  

Radio’s humming an easy tune  
Every note’s a letter coming straight from you  

I’m halfway home, the wind’s in my hair  
Every curve in the road says you’ll be there  
Counting the towns, and the white lines flow  
I’m halfway home, and I can’t go slow  

Fields roll by in a patchwork green  
Barns like postcards I’ve always seen  
Gas station smile, a wave goodbye  
Chasing the sun across the sky  

Every mile is pulling me near  
Every song makes your voice so clear  

I’m halfway home, the wind’s in my hair  
Every curve in the road says you’ll be there  
Counting the towns, and the white lines flow  
I’m halfway home, and I can’t go slow  

There’s a rest stop diner and a cherry pie  
Laughter from strangers passing by  
But my heart’s out there on the drive ahead  
Where your light’s gonna shine like you always said  

I’m halfway home, the wind’s in my hair  
Every curve in the road says you’ll be there  
Counting the towns, and the white lines flow  
I’m halfway home, and I can’t go slow  

I’m halfway home… halfway home… 

Gold lights glimmer on the mirrored wall  
Laughter rising over music’s call  
Your hand finds mine as the crowd sways slow  
And I’m lost in the shine of the afterglow  

The waiter smiles, brings the finest wine  
Says, “Tonight’s the night, let the stars align”  

Champagne at midnight, bubbles in the air  
Dancing ‘til the morning, without a care  
Every heartbeat’s a toast to the night we’ve found  
Champagne at midnight, the world spins ‘round  

Velvet shadows by the balcony rail  
City lights write our fairy tale  
Your laugh rings out like a melody  
And every note pulls you close to me  

The clock strikes twelve, but we’re still in flight  
Holding on to this perfect night  

Champagne at midnight, bubbles in the air  
Dancing ‘til the morning, without a care  
Every heartbeat’s a toast to the night we’ve found  
Champagne at midnight, the world spins ‘round  

The cork flies high, we raise our glass  
Letting go of the year that’s passed  
Eyes meet eyes and the music swells  
In this song only love can tell  

Champagne at midnight, bubbles in the air  
Dancing ‘til the morning, without a care  
Every heartbeat’s a toast to the night we’ve found  
Champagne at midnight, the world spins ‘round  

Champagne at midnight… the world spins ‘round 

You walked in, and the room caught fire  
Red dress swirling with the beat’s desire  
Eyes like summer, hands like the rain  
Pulled me in, and we danced again  

Every step was a sweet surprise  
Laughter lit up those midnight skies  

Spin me ‘round in the red dress waltz  
Every move, every glance my fault  
Hearts keep time with the band tonight  
Red dress waltz in the silver light  

The bass line walks, and the trumpets call  
You take my hand, I can’t think at all  
The floorboards hum with a golden sound  
We’re floating high, never touching ground  

Your voice close in the candle glow  
Whispered things only dancers know  

Spin me ‘round in the red dress waltz  
Every move, every glance my fault  
Hearts keep time with the band tonight  
Red dress waltz in the silver light  

One, two, three, and the world’s brand new  
Every step just pulls me through  
In your arms, the night’s our song  
And the red dress waltz goes on and on  

Spin me ‘round in the red dress waltz  
Every move, every glance my fault  
Hearts keep time with the band tonight  
Red dress waltz in the silver light  

Red dress waltz… in the silver light 

Neon lights paint the ballroom floor
Every laugh makes me want you more
You spin me round in a dizzy hue
And the night feels young when I’m next to you

Every beat pulls the world in tight
Every glance is a spark in the starlit night

Starlight two-step, hearts collide
Every turn puts you by my side
Moon high above and the crowd in bloom
We’re dancing love ‘neath the silver moon

Saxophone sings with a velvet tone
I’ve never felt so much at home
Your hand’s a promise, your smile’s a flame
And the dance floor knows us both by name

Every beat pulls the world in tight
Every glance is a spark in the starlit night

Starlight two-step, hearts collide
Every turn puts you by my side
Moon high above and the crowd in bloom
We’re dancing love ‘neath the silver moon

Spin me faster, don’t let me go
Let’s burn this night in the afterglow
Every step is a sweet refrain
That I want to dance again and again

Starlight two-step, hearts collide
Every turn puts you by my side
Moon high above and the crowd in bloom
We’re dancing love ‘neath the silver moon

We met where the shoreline kisses the sand  
You laughed as the waves kept chasing your hands  
The sun in your hair, the wind in your eyes  
The world felt brand new under blue July skies  

Ice cream melting on a warm boardwalk  
Every step was a secret we couldn’t stop  

Oh, that summer we found  
Was the sweetest sound  
Every heart beat slow, every dream spun ‘round  
In the glow of the moon, on that old beach town  
I’ll never forget the summer we found  

Night fell soft, we danced in bare feet  
Music drifting down the quiet street  
You told me stories I’ll always keep  
By the edge of the tide where the stars fell deep  

First love feels like the salt in the air  
It stays in your soul, it lingers there  

Oh, that summer we found  
Was the sweetest sound  
Every heart beat slow, every dream spun ‘round  
In the glow of the moon, on that old beach town  
I’ll never forget the summer we found  

Seasons fade and the years will go  
But I’ll carry that warmth wherever I roam  
Every sunset still takes me back  
To the shoreline where our hearts first met  

Oh, that summer we found  
Was the sweetest sound  
Every heart beat slow, every dream spun ‘round  
In the glow of the moon, on that old beach town  
I’ll never forget the summer we found  

I’ll never forget… the summer we found

Steam in the air, your smile’s still the same  
We trade our stories, we call each by name  
Outside the window, the rain starts to play  
Inside we’re children again for the day  

Barefoot summers and the games in the yard  
Skipping stones where the stream ran hard  

And we’re sipping on porcelain and memories  
Talking ‘bout the days when we ran so free  
Every laugh brings the years away  
Here in the glow of a rainy café  

The rain taps soft like a gentle song  
We talk about where it all went wrong  
And right, and all in between  
While the coffee turns to steam  

We’re sipping on porcelain and memories  
Talking ‘bout the days when we ran so free  
Every laugh brings the years away  
Here in the glow of a rainy café  

Here in the glow… of a rainy café 

Lantern light on a winding lane  
Shadows dance like they know my name  
Perfume drifts from a midnight bloom  
Under the hush of the cypress moon  

Footsteps echo in the silver air  
Every turn, I feel you there  

Under the cypress moon tonight  
The world is a whisper, the stars take flight  
Every heartbeat slows, every breath feels true  
Under the cypress moon with you  

Old stone bridge and the water’s glow  
Stories in the ripples only we could know  
A secret smile in the darkened street  
The night holds the promise we’re meant to keep  

No one watching, no one near  
Only the wind can hear  

Under the cypress moon tonight  
The world is a whisper, the stars take flight  
Every heartbeat slows, every breath feels true  
Under the cypress moon with you  

The clock forgets its ticking hands  
The night obeys our own commands  
If this is a dream, don’t let me wake  
It’s the sweetest choice I’ll ever make  

Under the cypress moon tonight  
The world is a whisper, the stars take flight  
Every heartbeat slows, every breath feels true  
Under the cypress moon with you  

Under the cypress moon… with you

There’s a box in the drawer by the side of my bed  
Full of pages I never let you read  
Ink faded blue, words half-true,  
And some I just couldn’t believe  

Every night, I thought I might  
Drop one in the post for you  
But the sun would rise, and I’d realize  
There was nothing left I could do  

These are the letters never sent  
Every tear, every sentiment  
Folded neat in a paper dream  
Tucked away where no one’s seen  
And the silence speaks instead of me  
In the letters never sent  

Some are sweet like the first of June  
Some are storms that came too soon  
One says *stay*, one says *go*  
And one just says *I still don’t know*  

If you read them now, would you understand?  
Or would they just slip through your hands?  
I guess I’ll never know,  
That’s the way these stories go  

These are the letters never sent  
Every tear, every sentiment  
Folded neat in a paper dream  
Tucked away where no one’s seen  
And the silence speaks instead of me  
In the letters never sent  

I still keep them, though I don’t know why  
Like bottled ships that never sail  
They hold the truth, they hold the lies  
But they can’t change the tale  

These are the letters never sent  
Every tear, every sentiment  
Folded neat in a paper dream  
Tucked away where no one’s seen  
And the silence speaks instead of me  
In the letters never sent  

In the letters… never sent  

Letters... never... sent... 

Morning drips down the narrow lane  
Footsteps dance in the silver rain  
Taxi horns hum a tired tune  
Underneath the fading moon  

I pass the painter with a crooked grin  
The singer on the curb lets the music in  

And I find my way to the warm-lit glow  
Where the rain runs down the window slow  
Steam curls high from a coffee cup  
While the city keeps on waking up  

Shadows move in the café glass  
Old jazz plays as the minutes pass  
A couple laughs by the pastry case  
I take a breath and I find my place  

And I find my way to the warm-lit glow  
Where the rain runs down the window slow  
Steam curls high from a coffee cup  
While the city keeps on waking up  

On 3rd Street, the rain falls slow… 

Lantern glow on the midnight tide  
Pulling me back to the place I’ve cried  
And laughed and loved, and called my own  
Every wave sings, “You’re not alone”  

I see the shoreline start to gleam  
Like the answer in a dream  

Harbor lights, they’re calling me near  
Through the dark, through the salt, through the years  
Every mile, every wind-blown night  
Leads me home to the harbor lights  

I’ve drifted far but I’ve kept the flame  
Through storms and loss and the tides that came  
Now every gull, every roll of the sea  
Feels like it’s guiding me  

Harbor lights, they’re calling me near  
Through the dark, through the salt, through the years  
Every mile, every wind-blown night  
Leads me home to the harbor lights  

Leads me home… to the harbor lights

Raindrops slide down the phone booth pane
Your voice is faint through the static and rain
I trace your smile in the photograph’s frame
And whisper your name, whisper your name

In my mirror hangs the picture you sent
Taped at the corner, the paper bent
I see your face and I see my own
But the glass reminds me I’m still alone

It’s the glass between us, keeping me here
Holding on to the sound of your voice so near
Through the windows, the shop fronts, the silver light
You’re just out of reach on this endless night
Oh, the glass between us feels colder somehow
But I’m still waiting, I’m still waiting for now

Storefront windows where we used to stroll
Reflections dance where our shadows would go
I press my hand to the cold display
And dream that you’re just a heartbeat away

It’s the glass between us, keeping me here
Holding on to the sound of your voice so near
Through the windows, the shop fronts, the silver light
You’re just out of reach on this endless night
Oh, the glass between us feels colder somehow
But I’m still waiting, I’m still waiting for now

When the war is over, and the ships sail in
Will you run to me through the crowd again?
Until that day, I’ll keep looking through
Every glass pane for the sight of you

It’s the glass between us, keeping me here
Holding on to the sound of your voice so near
Through the windows, the shop fronts, the silver light
You’re just out of reach on this endless night
Oh, the glass between us feels colder somehow
But I’m still waiting… still waiting… for now

Rain pools silver on the cobblestone ground
A single light sways, casting circles around
This is the corner where you held my hand
And said you’d come home when the fighting had ended

I stand in the shadows, the wind’s turning cold
Clutching the letter you wrote weeks ago
Your words bleed together where the ink has run
Like the night we stood here, two hearts beating as one

Under the last streetlamp, I’m still waiting for you
Where the glow cuts the dark, where the world once felt true
Every drop from the sky feels like the tears I’ve denied
Under the last streetlamp… I’m still on your side

The lamp hums softly, its light almost gone
Like a candle that’s trying to hold on ‘til dawn
I close my eyes and I swear I can hear
The sound of your voice pulling me near

Under the last streetlamp, I’m still waiting for you
Where the glow cuts the dark, where the world once felt true
Every drop from the sky feels like the tears I’ve denied
Under the last streetlamp… I’m still on your side

If the ships come in tomorrow’s tide
I’ll be right here where we said goodbye
And if they don’t… I’ll stay just the same
Calling your name in the cold, in the rain

Under the last streetlamp, I’m still waiting for you
Where the glow cuts the dark, where the world once felt true
Every drop from the sky feels like the tears I’ve denied
Under the last streetlamp…
Yes, under the last streetlamp…
I’m still on your side

The rain pools silver as the night drifts on by
And the streetlamp flickers… like hope in my eye

Steam curls up as the platform hums
Families gather, the night train comes
Laughter rises, children run to embrace
Every reunion a picture I can’t replace

One by one, they step through the door
Kisses and tears I’ve been longing for
I clutch the photo I’ve carried so long
Praying your face will be in that throng

But the last train to nowhere just carried my dreams
Through the smoke and the shadows, nothing’s as it seems
And the last two men down the steps to the ground
Wear the weight of the news that will tear me down

A Sergeant’s eyes that won’t meet mine
A Chaplain’s voice low, soft, and kind
I hear the words but they blur in the air
My knees give way, the world’s not there

The last train to nowhere just carried my dreams
Through the smoke and the shadows, nothing’s as it seems
And the last two men down the steps to the ground
Wear the weight of the news that will tear me down

They lift me up as the whistle fades
Through the empty streets where the memories stayed
The key turns slow in a door I dread
To a home that’s just walls without what we said

The last train to nowhere took you from me
No letters, no promise, no more to see
Just the echo of footsteps on a cold platform floor
And a silence that’s louder than it was before

Steam curls up where we used to stand
I reach for you… but it’s just my hand