I'm counting the seconds,
'Cause I don't have the time.
And all that I know's;
What I've seen with my eyes.
The strength of the spirit,
The fire in my soul,
Yet I'd trade it all,
Just to see the sunrise.
I met her at midnight,
On the darkest of days,
Her sweet merry laughter,
Just piercing the haze.
She danced with a man,
With a scar in his eye.
A brute of a man,
Too young not to cry.
I sat at the bar,
And brainstormed some lines,
Ways to impress her,
To look dashing and fine.
My eyes were upon her,
As plain as can be.
No surprise that she found them,
No doubt she could see.
The advantage was hers,
Contrary to norm.
She slipped me her number,
A napkin the form.
She told me to meet her,
A few blocks away.
In some cheap hotel room,
What more can I say.
I was counting the seconds,
I'd lost track of time.
And all that I knew,
I had seen with my eyes.
The fire in our spirits,
The strength of our souls,
Yet I'd trade it all,
Just to see the sun rise.
We met in the twilight,
Unseen and unheard.
Kissed by the moon,
Made love 'til she purred.
We danced on the rooftop,
Ignoring the rain.
Each moment with her,
Worth any pain.
The grim taste of tonic,
Tequila and gin.
Empowered our mouths,
Encouraged our sin.
She begged many questions,
Went without past.
I'd only just met her,
But I wanted to last.
A liar and thief,
Seductress could be.
And I wouldn't care,
If she wanted me.
I was counting the seconds,
I didn't have time,
And all that I knew,
I had seen with my eyes.
The strength in her spirit,
The fire in her soul,
Yet I'd trade it all,
Just to see the sun rise.
The passion consumed us,
With lust did we burn.
And come the new morning,
For her I still yearned.
She'd left in the night,
Before the sun rose.
For conquests anew,
But where, I didn't know.
I missed her already,
Her place in my arms.
Now bitter and empty,
Though there'd never been harm.
She'd carved out a place,
In my heart and my dreams,
A beautiful place,
Where there was more than there seemed.
And just for a night,
That entered my world,
Waving a flag,
For happiness to unfurl.
I'd counted the seconds,
I'd run out of time.
And all that I knew,
I had seen with my eyes.
The strength of my spirit,
The fire in my soul.
Yet I'd trade it all,
Just to see the sun rise.
I'd give anything,
The world and the skies,
If she'd wait with me,
Just to see the sun rise.
I'd counted the seconds,
I'd run out of time.
And all that I knew,
I had seen with my eyes.
The strength of my spirit,
The fire in my soul.
Yet I'd trade it all,
Just to see the sun rise.
