Track 9 of the album The Long Thaw · 2018
The Last Song Is Always for Two
“Chairs going up on tables and the last dance of the night. I wrote the harp part as the final glass chiming.”
art song · art song · romantic ballad · 5:03
Lyrics
The chairs are going up on tables The glasses stop their chime The band has played its final number But the pianist asks for time One lamp is left above the keyboard One slow and tender tune And the room remembers every face That has danced beneath the moon The last song is always for two Even if you came alone Someone turns toward you in the lamplight And the floor becomes a home Hold the note, let it linger Let the evening take its bow The last song is always for two And we are two right now A waiter sways beside the doorway A cellist hums along An old man takes his wife's hand slowly As if he'd always known the song The streets outside are growing quiet The clock can wait a while Every tired heart in this room Finds its way into a smile The last song is always for two Even if you came alone Someone turns toward you in the lamplight And the floor becomes a home Hold the note, let it linger Let the evening take its bow The last song is always for two And we are two right now Tomorrow there will be mornings And mornings are for rushing through But this one slow and golden minute Belongs to me and you The last song is always for two Even if you came alone Someone turns toward you in the lamplight And the floor becomes a home Hold the note, let it linger Let the evening take its bow The last song is always for two And we are two right now And we are two right now