Havana

What was it that I said to you in the mirror
That last night in Havana
You were standing right behind me
You were the only other person there

What was it that I said to you in the mirror
That last night in Havana
My voice was soft, I know
From the heavy dose
Of salt in the air
If I remember right
You were packing up our things
We were laughing about
How loud those foreign birds sing
A chorus of

Stay stay you could stay
Throw your old life away
You called this a getaway
But it would last forever if you
Stay stay you could stay
In paradise
In this escape
Sweeter dreams from better days
It could last forever if you stay

What was it that I said to you
When I turned around
That last night in Havana
I'm sure it wasn't nearly as profound
As I'm wishing it was now
What was it that I said to you
When you kissed me
That last night in Havana
We were off a couple beats
So I was smiling as your lips hit my teeth
If I remember right
We were both more than a little buzzed
From a week of trading water in
For mostly rum
There was that underlying hum of

Stay stay you could stay
Throw your old life away
You called this a getaway
But it would last forever if you
Stay stay you could stay
In paradise
In this escape
Sweeter dreams from better days
It could last forever if you stay

Between our early flight and that pulsing heat
We gave up trying to sleep
Ran down to the beach
In our bare feet
Slow dancing underneath the moonlight
Your phone playing us John Prine
In spite of ourselves
After all this time
That scene I recall frame by frame just fine
But

What was it that I said to you
When you held me
That last night in Havana
God I hope it filled you up
Left you certain you were so damn loved
What was it that I said
To you
What a shame those words disappeared
I should have brought them home as souvenirs
Did I say
Stay stay
We can stay
Throw our old life away
You call this a getaway
But it would last forever if you
Stay stay
Stay