SHADY LADY
(Words by Tony Rasmussen)
Mesmerize me with the arc of your graceful glide,
something to see in the evening time.
I guess I’m just lucky ever to meet my kind,
so flip on a record and skip to the shady side.
Black dog won’t leave, he won’t leave me alone tonight,
pleasure’s so brief then it’s gone like the dusk-dance of fireflies.
Certain of nothing ‘cept certainly out of my mind,
I’ll wait for your heel clicks (click-clack) then I’ll feel “all right.”
I know you’ve seen what’s up the road ahead,
the parting spectral words you softly dread....already a shadow.
Save your goodbyes, let’s see the world like it’s new,
I will savor each hour, pluck each petal with you.
