Richard Thompson

A blind step away

Richard Thompson


They bind his eyes with a silken scarf 
And in his ear a friend explains 
The one you catch is the one you kiss 
How we all love party games 

All the years that she has watched him 
Is this the day, oh is this the day? 
How she shakes as he approaches 
A blind step away 

He never knew how much she loved him 
Standing there a step away 
His eyes tied--blind man's bluff-- 
A blind step away 

He was always reaching, reaching 
Never knew where comfort lay 
He never knew how much she loved him 
A blind step away 

Around he spins and around he spins 
Darkness is his whole domain 
Truth, dare, kiss, promise 
Aren't you tired of party games? 

He never knew how much she loved him 
Standing there a step away 
His eyes tied--blind man's bluff-- 
A blind step away