Smoke Rings In The Dark
Well I won't make you tell me
What I've come to understand;
You're a certain kind of woman,
I'm a different kind of man...
I've tried to make you love me,
You've tried to find a spark
Of the flame that burned
But somehow turned to
Smoke rings in the dark....
The loneliness within me
Takes a heavy toll...
'Cause it burns as slow as whiskey
Through an empty aching soul...
And the night is like a dagger,
Long and cold and sharp;
As I sit here on the front steps
Blowing smoke rings in the dark....
I know I must be going
'Cause love's already gone...
And all I'm taking with me
Are the pieces of my heart...
And all I'll leave are
Smoke rings in the dark......
The rain falls where it wants to;
The wind blows where it will...
Everything on Earth goes somewhere
But I swear we're standing still...
So I'm not gonna wake you,
I'll go easy on your heart...
I'll just touch your face and drift away
Like smoke rings in the dark....
I know I must be going
'Cause love's already gone...
And all I'm taking with me
Are the pieces of my heart...
And all I'll leave are
Smoke rings in the dark......
© 2000, Gary Allan
