The Lights Keep Flickering

And the night slips away Leaving love to play its last romance To wake the dawning day And the lights a keep a flickering in my mind A song skips at end But the vague melody lingers on Like a lost and lonely friend As you stare Through the pain All the memories that remain Disappear where tears have stained And you try Yes you try But you keep coming up short And you feel caught in a compromise Don't you see I've played this game Of love in vane Somebody just like you; just like you and me Life is a glimmering of time Love is a flickering in mine Memories keep following behind And you fall like a stone Flat on your face leaving no space Between yourself and being alone See, I've had my hand at one-night stands Somebody just like you When they stop the lights from flickering Then will you