Track 2 of the single Dancing Shoes Don't Wait for Music · 2016
The Corner Shop Lights Come On at Dusk
“The flip side: streetlamps blinking awake over the shop on the corner. Soft, warm and very much a hymn.”
classical crossover · choral pop · folk hymn · 3:15
Lyrics
The day is folding down behind the roofs The streetlamps blink awake like gentle proofs That someone's left a light on for the night The corner shop is glowing, warm and bright A woman buys a lemon and a loaf A student grabs a snack and a joke or two The shelves are full of little things we need And the owner knows what everyone will read Oh, the corner shop lights come on at dusk Like a small gold promise on the street Come in from the cold, come in from the rush There's a welcome by the door for your feet Hand to hand the evening passes Kind to kind, we all belong The corner shop lights come on at dusk And the whole street hums along The kettle's singing in the back The radio plays a soft old track A neighbour stops to share the news No one here has anything to lose When the world is loud and the night is long There's a place that keeps a little song A bell, a smile, a hand, a light To carry us gently through the night Oh, the corner shop lights come on at dusk Like a small gold promise on the street Come in from the cold, come in from the rush There's a welcome by the door for your feet Hand to hand the evening passes Kind to kind, we all belong The corner shop lights come on at dusk And the whole street hums along The whole street hums along Hums along