Fade to Blonde

[couchgrouch]

Fade to BlondeI walk down by the ocean, like that time years beforewhere her mem'ry's an evening wave, reaching for the shoreand strands of golden sunlight, fall low upon the skylinesunset kisses the horizon, and the pictures in my mindfade to blondeand leave me mesmerizedeven now her beautywaltzes with my eyesthough she won't be backshe hasn't really gonewhen night's a bluer shade of blackall my dreams fade to blondeher hair was like wild honey, her tan skin shined like bronzeand the pale spot on her finger, said she hadn't been lonely longwe left that seaside tavern, shadows laid sheets on beds of sandher hair tangled in our kisses, and somehow midnight beganto fade to blondeand leave me mesmerizedeven now her beautywaltzes with my eyesthough she won't be backshe hasn't really gonewhen night's a bluer shade of blackall my dreams fade to blondeI've loved many more since then, one or two even loved mebut no salty kiss compares to, those stolen from the seaso if the moon rises yellow, and pours down Cuervo Goldever since that mystery woman, ev'ry lover that I holdwill fade to blondeand leave me mesmerizedeven now her beautywaltzes with my eyesthough she won't be backshe hasn't really gonewhen night's a bluer shade of blackall my dreams fade to blondefade to blondefade to blonde(c)2005 Robert George