Anxious in the Night
Old cobwebs trap moonlight in the corner
Vermin hide in the hallway heating vent
Come winter they crawl in where it’s warmer
Regret and I both share the rent
Spiders watch my opera from the ceiling
Like critics in a box seat balcony
Doubt and whiskey form a desp’rate feeling
In a lost and lonely alchemy
Floorboards creak and curtains billow
Shadows creep and sometimes bite {Chorus
Where I’m wakeful on my pillow
And so very anxious in the night
The moon is bone no joint or marrow
Ace and deuce serve fate in every deck
My spirit is a sad November sparrow
Soon to leave its nest-this lonesome speck
I’ve loved with lust and loved sincerely
All gave warmth when nights were cold and crisp
But if I held them false or oh so dearly
Their hearts were each a will o’ the wisp
Now the wind’s a weeping cello
Leaves dance graceful and so light {Chorus
While I’m wakeful on my pillow
And so very anxious in the night
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Whippoorwills sing a wistful medley
Then silence strikes a lonely serenade
The march of mem’ries is so slow and deadly
As clock hands wave at my teardrop parade
Yet decay taught my dreams to be so truthful
For rust tells a tale more pure than gold
’Cause wasted years belong to the youthful
And knowing is a virtue of the old
Now hoot owls watch from haunted willows. {Chorus
They spy mice and then they take their flight.
While I’m still wakeful on my pillow
And so very anxious in the night
While I’m still wakeful on my pillow
And so very anxious in the night
Copyright 2006 Robert George/John W. Selleck
