pianoman

you can sing all night long

Sweet and slender and
silly pianoman, 
stay with me as long as the stars can
settle into the blanket of the night
settle into the strifeless life
I haven't got any complaints about it
I haven't got any wits around you to

I know you won't change your vagabond ways,
but pianoman, 
won't you wait until the day?—

Until the day,
you can sing all you’d like,
skip all you want
and dance your fears away with me 

I promise to be sweet 
and harmless as a bee
pollinate my curiosity 
keep on holding onto me
and latch on tighter,
I like the honesty 
of warm hands intertwining with mine

And when you squeeze them goodbye,
won't you plant a simple kiss upon them? 

Pianoman, 
all I need is the touch of those nimble hands 
to remind me of where I’m going 
and to remind me
I won't be seeing you 
when the sun rises 
over your horizon—

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