(Beatles-style romantic story song — somewhere between “Help!”, “I’ve Just Seen a Face,” and “If I Fell”)
[Verse 1[
Richard wore his Sunday coat
Buttons shining bright
June just laughed and fixed his tie
Outside the theater lights
The actors bowed, the crowd all cheered
But they laughed at different lines
She liked the clever jokes they slipped
He liked the swordfight signs
[Pre-Chorus]
Two people from different worlds
Meeting somewhere in-between
One raised under dragon wings
One raised quiet and unseen
[Chorus]
Oh June, don’t let the evening end
Stay another song with me
The rain came down on Brighton Pier
Like the whole world rushing to the sea
And we ran laughing through the storm
With a newspaper overhead
Fish and chips and salty air
And all the things we never said
[Verse 2]
He spoke of towns behind stone walls
And skies with shadows wide
She spoke of engines built in secret
And truths the papers hide
He watched her dance beneath the lights
Hair spinning gold and brown
And every time she smiled at him
The whole room settled down
[Pre-Chorus]
Two people from different worlds
Trying not to fall too fast
One afraid of losing peace
One afraid it couldn’t last
[Chorus]
Oh June, don’t let the music fade
Stay another dance with me
Outside the streets were shining wet
Like a half-remembered dream
And he held her close for just one song
While the old band played it slow
And every heartbeat said “don’t rush”
Though he didn’t want to let her go
[Bridge]
At her doorway late that night
The city sleeping still
Richard leaned to kiss her once
Against his better will
But June just smiled and touched his hand
Soft laughter in her eyes
She said “don’t rush what might be real
Good things take their time”
[Final Chorus]
Oh June, he watched you close the door
Still smiling in the light
You blew a kiss from down the hall
And he carried it all night
Two people from different worlds
Somehow meeting hand in hand
One from lands of dragon fire
One from quiet England
And the rain rolled softly down the streets
As the last trains wandered home
For the first time in his weary life
Richard didn’t feel alone
[Outro (soft Beatles-style fade)]
Fish and chips and Brighton rain…
June’s kiss blowing through the lane…
Fish and chips and Brighton rain…
Call his name…
Call his name…
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