Elysian Fields - Passing On The Stairs Lyrics
In the hall lights flicker humWith her buckles still undoneShe hides beneath her blue trench coatGaze so soft, yet so remoteIn that dusty uniformThe outline of her lovely formAnd more than once I've brushed her handPassing on the stairsIn the hall lights flicker humHis dark lashes always hungWith a look so weary and so wiseWhen he passes he gentley sighsIn his work-worn boots he leansAnd I wonder what it meansWhatever does it meanPassing on the stairsUp the stairs every nightUp the stairs seven flightsAnd down she goes into the nightDown my stairs and out of sightWho is she with that misty lookEvery night a different bookWith the scent of violets in her hairWho's this angel on my stairsA distant time comes back to meThe wild reeds, the salty seaMy father calling 'don't go far'I gathered sea glass in a jarAnd built a castle with a moteAs the wind blew sand into my hairIn the rustling of your over coatPassing on the stairsUp the stairs every nightUp the stairs seven flightsAnd down she goes into the nightDown my stairs and out of sightAnd I wonder if she thinks of meIs it just a boyish fantasySpeak dear lady wont you speakCan't you tell you make me meekSo in silence once more we passAnother night I walk on glassAnd I dream that she thinks of mePassing on the stairsAnd I wonder if he thinks of meIf this could be our destinyOh haven't you a word for meIf only you'd misplace your keySo in silence once more we passAnother night I walk on glassAnd how I dream he thinks of meAnd our passing on the stairsUp the stairs every nig
