Nothing Else Here Would Please

I woke up from dreaming of smooth ice cream and nothing else here would please
Like a melody thread it was stuck in my head and won't leave
It was midnight stark I was warm in the dark all the shops in my neighborhood closed
So I laid in my bed with the taste from my head in my mouth

When came tomorrow it wasn't tomorrow the darkness had ended today
The sidewalks and streets filled with well-dressed people who move
The taste of the evening showed no sign of leaving my tongue or my breath or my throat
So I departed the way that I start when I must

Hold on or let it go
Cover eyes and never know
Hold tight or just let it be

I remember you worked as a soda jerk before that day our paths passed in the park
But I can't recall whether you'd fall for the taste
In all of my wondering there's something there thundering if I could just picture the cloud
Maybe it's better to stay and be warmed by the sun

Hold on or let it go
Cover eyes and never know
Hold tight or just let it be

I go to bed dreaming or maybe it's scheming a way to get back to the place
Though that way may be fraying it's better than staying awake