Track 1 of the album Streetlight Hours · 2018
Streetlight Says Stay
by Veda Monroe
“I opened with the sound of leaving work at midnight. The slow bounce was the whole idea: a walk that feels like a hug.”
r&b · slow jam · late-night r&b · 2:55
Lyrics
Walking out the late shift, city painted gold Streetlight on the corner, calling me in the cold Phone says it's time to go home, but I'm not in a rush Heard your laugh on the sidewalk and it hushed the bus You said you'd wait at the crosswalk, just a minute or two Now the minute turns to music and I'm talking to you Neon in your eyes like a slow city dream Nothing's moving fast, baby, that's the scene Don't check the time Let the night be kind Streetlight says stay, stay a little longer Every second glowing, and the feeling's getting stronger Streetlight says stay, we don't have to say much Just a little light between us and a maybe in the touch Streetlight says stay Coffee from the corner cart, steam rising high Two paper cups and a quiet reply You ask me what I'm chasing, I say something real Maybe just a moment that I get to feel Taxis keep on passing, horns far away All I hear is you and the things you almost say Puddles hold the colors of the signs overhead Every little reflection says what we haven't said Don't check the time Let the night be kind Streetlight says stay, stay a little longer Every second glowing, and the feeling's getting stronger Streetlight says stay, we don't have to say much Just a little light between us and a maybe in the touch Streetlight says stay If the light turns green, let it wait If the night runs out, let it be late I'll take one more block, one more song Walk me slowly where we both belong Streetlight says stay, stay a little longer Every second glowing, and the feeling's getting stronger Streetlight says stay, we don't have to say much Just a little light between us and a maybe in the touch Streetlight says stay Stay, stay Let the glow light the way