Download mp3 - Hopper painting : Janis Ian
thought
I saw you dancing
on the tables late last night
high romancing with some college kid
thought I saw you waltzing
in the blue-grey bistro gloom
thought I saw you dancing
did you see me, too?
I’m the one in the photograph
you painted yesterday
a high relief reflection
of your promises and pain
see me disappearing
like a shadow at high noon
I will follow when you want me to
thought I saw you writing
like an outlaw on the dunes
looking lost in the afternoon
cool pretender,
with your poetry and blues
I remember what it cost just being you
now the tarot cards are numbered
and the deck is made of glass
the dealer’s made a bargain with his soul
I thought I saw you trembling
as you threw it all away
thought I saw you dancing
but the night had turned to day
I’m the one in the photograph
you painted yesterday
a cool reflection
of your promises and pain
believe in me
before you throw it all away
believe in me… I know the way
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