Ink on Yellow Paper

[Intro]
[Verse]
The party guests have gone home
I’m sitting here quite alone
Rain streaks the fire escape
Shadows take a lonely shape
Half-empty mug on the sill
The city’s finally still
[Chorus]
Faded ink on yellow paper
Sweetest ghost of yesterday
Like a soft and silent vapor
You never really went away
[Verse]
Tucked inside an old book
I took a second look
Your handwriting was so small
I can almost hear you call
A memory short and sweet
A rhythm with a soft beat
[Chorus]
Faded ink on yellow paper
Sweetest ghost of yesterday
Like a soft and silent vapor
You never really went away
[Bridge]
The flugelhorn hums a low tune
Under a hidden silver moon
Gratitude glows like a lamp
In the air so cool and damp
No bitterness in the tea
Just peace inside of me
[Solo]
Do-ba-da-dee-da rain on the glass
Shoo-be-doo-way let the time pass
Mmm-da-ba-da soft as a sigh
Doo-da-dee-day under the sky
[Chorus]
Faded ink on yellow paper
Sweetest ghost of yesterday
Like a soft and silent vapor
You never really went away
[Post-Chorus]
Tucked away in the pages
Safe from all the ages
A little piece of the light
Keeping me warm tonight
Warm tonight
Safe and bright
[Outro]