Until The Next Time

empty street end of the day
kickin' red leaves while the children play
smoky sky got me thinkin' of you
almost wishin' I'd never seen that blue
I'm tryin' to keep my feet until the next time the race starts
close to the finish line and down in my heart
I know this could be the start of something
and I know I'm gonna wait until the next time

empty town end of the year
I walked a ragged mile to you my dear
turnin' back I nearly froze
icicles hangin' from my eyes ears nose 
and I've been tryin' to keep my head
until the next time the race starts
close to the finish line and down in my heart
I know this could be the start of something
and I know I'm goin' to wait until the next time for you
I'm goin' to wait until the next time

just another outcast
underneath the overcast
waitin' on a sunny day
tryin' to find the words to say
tryin' to find a heartbeat
underneath an overcoat
kind of lost on main street
callin' for a lifeboat
I know we'll meet again
but I can't say where or when

empty heart you came and you went
beware the magic object and the magic event
hitched a ride slidin' on the back of a car
christmas lights shinin' on a water tower star
and I'm tryin' to keep my feet
until the next time the race
starts close to the finish line
and down in my heart
I know this could be the start of something
and I know I'm gonna wait until the next time for you
I'm goin' to wait until the next time for you

© 1997 Peter Case BUG Music (BMI)

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