Richard Thompson

She steersby lightning

Richard Thompson


She's telling me she don't need headlights 
She's telling me the storm is friendly 
She says the volts are inviting 
She talks in couplets, she steers by lightning 

She takes a knife to my seatbelt 
She says the brakes need mending 
She says my mood needs heightening 
She talks in couplets, she steers by lightning 

Two angels sitting in the back seat 
They're pointing at their watches 
I feel eternity biting 
She talks in couplets, she steers by lightning 

My Maggie, she's got a loose one 
She uses Milton as a road map 
My Maggie, she is a bright thing 
She talks in couplets, she steers by lightning