STAR

Written by David Poe. ©1997 Charming Martyr Music (BMI). All rights reserved. From the album David Poe

IN THE SUN OF THE WORLD

UP WHERE METAL WINGS TURN PINK

THERE'S A RUMOR

OF YOU

ON YOUR WAY TO THE STORE

YOU FOUND A DOLLAR IN THE SNOW

IT WAS A FABULOUS COMMERCIAL

FOR YOUR SOUL

 

YOU KNOW HOW COLD YOU CAN BE

YEARS OF LIGHT AHEAD OF ME

REFLECTING EVERYTHING YOU SEE

LIKE A STAR OUTSIDE MY WINDOW

 

IN YOUR PLACE I FEEL SO TALL

WINTER MAKES THE ROOM SMALL

WIND AS COLD AS ALCOHOL

EVAPORATES

IN THE WEIGHT OF YOUR EYE

DO YOU DREAM IN SILVER LINES

WILL YOU LEND YOUR EARTHLY LIGHT

ON ME

 

AFTER ALL MY GRACE HAS FLED

TO THE COMMON SIDE OF BED

WILL YOU SHINE ABOVE MY HEAD

LIKE STAR OUTSIDE MY WINDOW

 

LIKE A STAR

WILL YOU COME TO MY WINDOW

LIKE A STAR

YOU'RE LIKE A STAR

ON A NATIONAL MORNING

YOU'RE LIKE A STAR

YOU BURN OUT SLOW

 

IN THE SUN OF THE WORLD

UP WHERE METAL WINGS TURN PINK

THERE'S A RUMOR OF YOU