Lonely streetlights hum their song
Soft shadows drift where I belong
The city's sighs feel like a muse
My heart's an ache I can't refuse
Velvet whispers in the cold night air
Moments linger like they care
Footsteps echo where dreams collide
A fragile hope I cannot hide
Tell me how the stars still shine
When the night won't call me mine
Hold me close though I'm afar
I'm just a whisper in the dark
Smoke curls from the corner café
Melodies seep where time won't stay
Satin voices tune my fears
They taste of yearning and bitter tears
Play that piano soft and slow
Let the rhythm ebb and flow
It's not the lyrics but the beat
That tells the tale of the incomplete
Tell me how the stars still shine
When the night won't call me mine
Hold me close though I'm afar
I'm just a whisper in the dark