Afterglow

Rainbow, waiting by my window

Rainbow, singing at my door

And the Georgia pines and dandelions are bobbing in the careless summer breeze

Sunshine, skipping on the sidewalk

Sunshine, but not as bright as you

When you shattered free, you blined me

and now I'm seeing stars around my head

And it's all I know

You're the afterglow

That never fades

Tadpole, squiggle in the water

Tadpole, dancing toward the light

From a pollywog into a frog in twenty seconds flat, well how 'bout that?

Mayfly, skimming on the water

Mayfly, only for a day

And if love is just a fleeting whim

Then why is it you never dimmed away?

And it's all I know

You're the afterglow

That never fades

After all these years

Of living in your shadow

After all these years

Of bathing in your light

The only thing I know

Is you're the afterglow

That never fades

My love, brighter than a diamond

My love, shining like the sun

But I never try to close my eyes

I never want to hide you in the dark

And it's all I know

You're the afterglow

That never fades

And it's all I know

You're the afterglow

So just take it slow

Until the sun falls low

Then light me up