FIVE YEARS ARE OVER NOW
AND I’M LIVING IN A BIG TOWN
NO WOMAN, NO LOVE SINCE THE LAST EVENT
MISSING HER VOICE, HER SMILE AND HER SCENT
I CAN’T, LOVE A OTHER PERSON
I CAN’T, THINK ABOUT A OTHER WOMAN
I CAN’T
IT’S ONLY CHELSEA
IT’S ONLY HER
SITTING AFTER CLOSING TIME
AT A BAR, NOT FAR
A WOMAN GIVE ME A SIGN
NEVER MIND, I’M ACTING BLIND
SHE, SITTING NEXT TO ME
ME, MAYBE SHE JUST WANTS A DRINK FOR FREE
ADAM YOU DIDN’T RECOGNISE ME
IS IT YOU CHELSEA
YES INDEED IT’S HER
BEAUTY IN A OTHER TERM
TALKING ABOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS
DRINKING A LOT OF BEERS
LATELY AFTER MIDNIGHT I’M HOLDING HER TIGHT
AT THE STREET UNDER THE STARLIGHT
SHE SHOWS HER SMILE, SUNSHINE BRIGHT
ADAM YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU TOLD ME THE LAST TIME YOU WERE BLUE
I DIDN’T BELIEVE YOU, TELL ME THE TRUTH.
IT WAS YOU, I WAS AFRAID TO SAY, I LOVE YOU
OH ADAM, ME TOO
BUT I’M NOT MR-PERFECT-TALL
NO MATTER BE MY FUTURE HUSBAND AT ALL.
© Dennis Czyzewski 2023-08-25