The small hours
\nby cricketjeff on September 19, 2008.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nWhen you’ve kissed goodbye to midnight, and the day’s still far away
\nAnd yesterday is lost in might-have-beens
\nThen the dark and deep conclusion is that you are here to stay
\nAnd there isn’t any point in making scenes
\nNow the wee small hours have got you and they hold you in their jail
\nAnd you do not try escaping as you know you have to fail<\/p>\n
Even blackbirds are not singing and the sky is dully grey
\nNot a hint of any starlight meets your eyes
\nThere’s no beauty and no magic only hopes of hell to pay
\nAnd a single streak of joy’s a big surprise
\nNow the wee small hours have got you and they’ll drag you down to drown
\nThere’s no thought you could be smiling now the night has donned her frown<\/p>\n
A fox has started barking in the distance and the dark
\nAnd the sound is all that says the world is there
\nIn the centre of your thinking there may be the merest spark
\nAnd you have to hope that’s life enough to share
\nThough the wee small hours have got you and they’ll tell you any lies
\nThere’s a little glimpse inside you of the look that’s in her eyes<\/p>\n
Now the spark has started growing and you feel that you can glow
\nWith the hope of dreams of days of better times
\nNow a sleep can seem appealing since you’re sure that you now know
\nThat the night has been committing petty crimes
\nAnd the wee small hours can’t hurt you you’ve a love to show the way
\nShe’ll be back again to greet you in the pure gold light of day<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nBeing asleep is wonderful, but sometimes getting to sleep is not so much fun
\n…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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