WORDS TO THE MUSIC
Let the candles lean and flicker Let the shadows take the wall There’s a song beneath the laughter There’s a little chill beneath it all Fill your pockets, kiss your sweetheart Take the long way through the square All the windows glow like embers Something moves beyond their glare Dance until the last song’s over Laugh until the crowd is gone Let October pull you closer Leave one light on Take the sweetness of the evening Take a little darkness home When you think the night is sleeping Leave one light on The witch blows out her candles The dead drift home in rows A vampire takes the last sweet bite Of chocolate cake to go Bigfoot slips beyond the lanterns The werewolf leaves the lane The chupacabra waits beside The goats’ dark windowpane You won’t find me in the morning But tonight I’ll walk you home I remember being frightened Of the dark out here alone Dance until the last song’s over Laugh until the crowd is gone Let October pull you closer Leave one light on Take the sweetness of the evening Take a little darkness home When you think the night is sleeping Leave one light on Now the street is dark and empty And the last familiar face is gone Something pauses at your garden gate Leave one light on
