The Poetry of You

[Intro]
[Verse]
Rain on the cobblestones
Soft and low, the cello moans
I'm hiding in the bookstore light
Waiting for the coming night
The smell of paper, old and sweet
Tucked away from the busy street
[Pre-Chorus]
I watch the rising steam
Floating in a waking dream
Tracing patterns on the glass
Watching all the people pass
[Chorus]
It’s just a little gaze
Lost in a velvet haze
You turn a page of poetry
Are you looking back at me?
A little smile, a little sigh
Underneath the Lisbon sky
[Post-Chorus]
Sim, it's true
The poetry of you
Just a little bit of blue
Turning into something new
[Verse]
Your coffee cup is nearly dry
I catch the glimmer in your eye
Fernando Pessoa in your hand
The finest words in all the land
I wonder if you like the rain
Or if you feel a sweet refrain
[Pre-Chorus]
The Rhodes begins to play
Melting all the clouds away
I adjust my yellow lace
Just to see your quiet face
[Chorus]
It’s just a little gaze
Lost in a velvet haze
You turn a page of poetry
Are you looking back at me?
A little smile, a little sigh
Underneath the Lisbon sky
[Bridge]
The fretless bass begins to walk
We don't even need to talk
Just the rhythm of the brushed snare
And the scent of sea salt in the air
Close your eyes, let it go
Moving steady, moving slow
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
It’s just a little gaze
Lost in a velvet haze
You turn a page of poetry
Are you looking back at me?
A little smile, a little sigh
Underneath the Lisbon sky
[Post-Chorus]
Sim, it's true
The poetry of you
Just a little bit of blue
Turning into something new
[Breakdown]
Shaker moving like the tide
Nowhere left for us to hide
Just a smile across the room
In the soft and salty gloom
[Outro]