I sang the song slowly
As s he stood in the sh adows
She st epped to the light
As my sil ver strings sp un
She ca lled with her ey es
To the tu ne I's a-pl aying
But the s ong it was lo ng
And I'd o nly begun
Th rough a bullet of light
Her f ace was ref lecting
The fa st fading words
That ro lled from my ton gue
With a l ong-distance loo k
Her eye s was on fi re
But the song it was l ong
And there was more to be sung
My ey es danced a circle
Acr oss her clear outl ine
With her he ad tilted sideways
She ca lled me ag ain
As th e tune drifted out
She breathed h ard through the ec ho
But the s ong it was l ong
And it was f ar to the end
I g lanced at my guitar
And pl ayed it prete nding
That of al l the eyes out there
I could see n one
As her t houghts pounded h ard
Like the p ierce of an arr ow
But the song it was long
And it had to get done
As the t une finally folded
I la id down the guit ar
Then l ooked for the girl
Who'd st ayed for so lon g
But he r shadow was mi ssing
For al l of my se arching
So I picked up my gui tar
And be gan the next song