Nights Like This

I spy silly notions
And foolhardy findings
And wine poured like a potion
To fix all broken things
And darling if you tell me
You think you're doing fine
I'll say what I always say
And pray it works this time

I hear a record scratching
Out it's carven runes
Playing something ancient
That means something to you
And I see bare-feet dancing
On a kitchen tile floor
And there ain't nothing more worth asking
I ain't asked ya for

And I can't see my way out of this mess
And I can't see you in a wedding dress
So darling smile and spin your pirouettes
And I'll hold tight to the nights like this

I feel the dreams your painting
On the walls of every room
Though I don't see what you're gaining
By not making them come true
And I can feel the aching
You'd hide from someone else
But if you won't love me
Won't you please love yourself

And I can't see my way out of this mess
And I can't see you in a wedding dress
So darling smile and smoke your cigarettes
And I'll hold tight to the nights like this

Your blue suede leather jacket
The highlights in your hair
How ya bite your lip when you're thinking
And fear what's never there

The perfume, the spirits
The shade in the pines
And every afternoon I saw through you
But still wished you'd be mine

And I can't see my way out of this mess
And I can't see you in a wedding dress
So darling smile and spin your pirouettes
And I'll hold tight to the nights like this
I'll hold tight to the nights like this
I'll hold tight to the nights like this