From the recording David Poe
Lyrics
STAR
©1997 By David Poe. Charming Martyr Music (BMI). All rights reserved.
From the album David Poe
IN THE SUN OF THE WORLD
UP WHERE METAL WINGS TURN PINK
THERE'S A RUMOR
OF YOU
ON YOUR WAY TO THE STORE
YOU FOUND A DOLLAR IN THE SNOW
IT WAS A FABULOUS COMMERCIAL
FOR YOUR SOUL
YOU KNOW HOW COLD YOU CAN BE
YEARS OF LIGHT AHEAD OF ME
REFLECTING EVERYTHING YOU SEE
LIKE A STAR OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
IN YOUR PLACE I FEEL SO TALL
WINTER MAKES THE ROOM SMALL
WIND AS COLD AS ALCOHOL
EVAPORATES
IN THE WEIGHT OF YOUR EYE
DO YOU DREAM IN SILVER LINES
WILL YOU LEND YOUR EARTHLY LIGHT
ON ME
AFTER ALL MY GRACE HAS FLED
TO THE COMMON SIDE OF BED
WILL YOU SHINE ABOVE MY HEAD
LIKE STAR OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
LIKE A STAR
WILL YOU COME TO MY WINDOW
LIKE A STAR
YOU'RE LIKE A STAR
ON A NATIONAL MORNING
YOU'RE LIKE A STAR
YOU BURN OUT SLOW
IN THE SUN OF THE WORLD
UP WHERE METAL WINGS TURN PINK
THERE'S A RUMOR OF YOU