Dark Dancer

I might have had a dream
where I rode in from Europe
I came in from the sea, strode
upon the shores
of my hometown
Miami & up
to Lauderdale too

Here I was
There she was

Dancing in the dark
‘neath purple and blue
neon, cigar smoke
over barroom tables
dance floor,
vacant except
for Her
she stood solo
no one dared approach
as she began, she danced
for the music
and the music alone, still

she looked in my eyes
for I stood on the stage
(was this a dream)?
playing the guitar for her
playing, saying
sway with me baby, and

tell me what you like

I’ll play my guitar, lady
for you

and all through the night…

 

Music and Lyrics by Ren Michael

Oh tell me, woman, have we met before?
In a dream maybe, strangers on a shore?
Your hands rest, caress your side
Your hair, black as night
You dance like a phantom
And you sway like firelight

Are you a ghost, dear woman, dancing in the dark?
Your voice, soft, so calm, like a meadow lark
A caribbean nymph you are
Arriving from the sea
I die tonight
Every time you look at me

Sway with me baby, tell me what you like
I’ll play my guitar, lady, for you
Well through the night
Sing with me woman, won’t you ease my worried mind
I feel that rhythm in your heart
The fire in your eyes

I was once a stranger, I’d say ‘pay me no mind.’
I used to sail alone, you know, and marvel at the sky
Never thought I’d see the day
Where I’d fall back to the ground
But tonight I swear
I feel my soul falling down

Sway with me baby, tell me what you like
I’ll play my guitar, lady, for you
Well through the night
Sing with me woman, won’t you ease my worried mind?
I feel that rhythm in your heart
The fire in your eyes