A Kiss Into a Chain

I could have stopped you...

The taxi's waiting in the rain, 
Your suitcase leans beside the stair. 
You draw a circle on the pane; 
The streetlight catches in your hair.

You ask me if I want to speak; 
I watch the meter through the glass. 
You kiss the hollow of my cheek, 
And both of us just let it pass.

One word could send that car away, 
One touch could bring you back around. 
I know the words I want to say, 
But keep them where they make no sound.

I won't ask you to stay, 
Though my whole heart wants me to. 
I could beg you for a day, 
But I'd lose the best of you.

When the car has pulled away, 
And the street is full of rain, 
I won't ask you to stay; 
I won't turn a kiss into a chain.

The light goes green. You're out of sight, 
Your coffee's cooling by the sink. 
I leave the kitchen lamp alight, 
Afraid to sit alone and think.

Your scarf is hanging on the chair, 
A small blue mark against the gray. 
I almost reach to fold it there, 
Then slowly pull my hand away.

I feel the sentence in my chest, 
It grows too heavy to contain. 
I dim the lamp and try to rest, 
Another car cuts through the rain.

I won't ask you to stay, 
Though my whole heart wants me to. 
I could beg you for a day, 
But I'd lose the best of you.

When the car has pulled away, 
And the street is full of rain, 
I won't ask you to stay; 
I won't turn a kiss into a chain.

If you had come back here tonight, 
I'd have begged you for one day more. 
I'd have held you close till first light, 
And watched you looking at the door.

I WON'T ASK YOU TO STAY! 
Though my whole heart wants me to! 
I could beg you for a day, 
But I'd lose the best of you!

When the car has pulled away, 
And the street is full of rain, 
I WON'T ASK YOU TO STAY!

I WON'T TURN A KISS INTO A CHAIN!

I could have stopped you...

WHEN THE CAR HAS PULLED AWAY! 
AND THE STREET IS FULL OF RAIN!

I WON'T ASK YOU TO STAY!

I won't turn a kiss...

INTO A CHAIN!

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