Songtexte Shining My Flashlight On The Moon - Christine Lavin

Just a trace of gold in the leaves today
Just a touch of gray in my hair
The stream along this road runs a little colder
There's a hint of a chill in the air

The blue sky is fading into purple
Late afternoon is gliding to a close
With my hands on the wheel, I wonder how it feels
If you're the last bloom of the summer or the first autumn rose?

So I pull off this highway, I drive the winding roads instead
Thoughts of the bad years disappear, 'cause up ahead
Off in the distance is a strange and soothing sight
The mountains look like sleeping manatees this cool September night

I leave my car by the roadside and I hike up that hill
Stars circle in slow motion here, as they always will
A million miles away from where I was this afternoon
I wrap my misgivings in a tune
While I'm shining my flashlight on the moon

I am shining my flashlight
It's gonna be a long, long night
So I'm shining my flashlight on the moon