Long-legged shadows, Mississippi sunsetShe was standing like a candle that hadn't been burned yetThe wind was blowing, clouds like ashesHad my hand in my pocket, reaching for my matchesI can see those cotton sheets dancingOn her mama's clothesline in my headFrom my lips a lucky strike was danglingThe day was dying in a sea of redThen came the night, warm and darkDragging its chains across our heartsThe moon was full, the grass was wetMaking us scream, making us sweatHolding on tight, it was wrong, it was rightThen came the nightThere was a time when love was a flowerNow it's a vine, climbing up the towerAnd the river just rolls past the gardenWhere love won't grow, and the ground is hardI can see that tattered white flag flyingI can hear the ringing mission bellTelling of the innocence that's dyingA sound that I remember oh so wellThen came the night, warm and darkDragging its chains across our heartsThe moon was full, the grass was wetMaking us scream, making us sweatMaking us cling, making us clawMaking us rise, making us fallBreath on breath, skin on skinI can't go back there againHolding on tight, it was wrong, it was rightThen came the nightI remember that summerI was working for her daddyI was still a boyBut I knew I was readyWhen she reached out and took my handShe would take my handShe would take my handWhen she reached out and took my handShe became a woman, I became a manI can see those cotton shoes still missingI wonder if she still thinks about meAll of those clothes lining upThe way I still think about herOf my room full of these grapes that I boughtYou don't forget something like thatThere's only one first timeYou all know the challengeThere's a silver shine soonShe was standing like a candleBut it hadn't been long agoYou all know the challengewww.mooji.org