Al Stewart

Optical illusions

Al Stewart


In my darkest hour just before the dawn 
There's no sound from the empty street 
But sleep won't seem to come to me 
All your words in my head 
Linger on and on 
They've come to steal my time away 
Till the night is gone 
I must be losing my shine 
Like an old dusty Burgundy wine 
In a cellar cool and damp 
Dull beneath a yellow lamp 
No one turning the key 
To come and get me today 
The more I think about you now 
The more I'm feeling that way 
I see you there, everywhere 
Optical illusions 
Telephone, let it ring 
I don't want intrusions in my life 
I know tomorrow I'll find 
There's nothing here at all 
Just some trick your mind will play 
With shadows on the wall 
I see you here, feel you near 
Optical illusions 
Nothing real that I feel 
Just some confusion of my time 
In my darkest hour, when all the blinds were drawn 
You're just some mirage I saw 
Just before the dawn