Promises In The Evening Breeze

There are promises in the evening breeze
That the night just cannot keep
There’s a sweetness in the summer sky
Over there, where it’s so deep.
It’s not enough, I know,
And it’s useless to pretend
But there’s a soft expectation of life
In this night I’m going to spend.

And it’s sweat and it’s smoke
And it’s dancing and it’s booze
And it’s tango and blues
‘Til the sun will bring up the day
Kicking this hungry, silly night away.

The riverside is piss and shadow
Paved with broken glass and lust
Now Desire is crawling drunk
And Beauty displays her ass
At closing time comes a restless feeling
A silent bell ringing for the end
Our time is almost gone
Only a final breath for us to spend.

And it’s sweat and it’s smoke
And it’s dancing and it’s booze
And it’s tango and blues.
Life’s always a step away
And the morning counts the coins on the way

Lost by the night just spent away
The night just wasted away
Like an empty bottle
Adrift in the black black water
Gone dancing away.