Star in the Rain

There’s a fire in your eyes like a secret kept too long,

Flickering headlines on a midnight song.

I walk through shadows where the clock unwinds,

Like a vinyl skipping in forgotten lines.

Neon streetlamps pulse like a heartbeat’s lie,

I chase your echo but it’s a ghost in the sky.

I tell myself, “Let go, it’s just a game,”

But you spin wild — a wild card untamed.

You come onto me like a spark on the breeze,

A whisper that dances just out of reach.

You’re a star in the rain, a flame in the dark,

A riddle that’s etched deep in my heart.

I’m haunted, I’m haunted,

By that star in the rain.

You’re the grin on the glass, a sly silhouette,

Like a gambler’s ace I can’t forget.

I check the mirror, but all I see,

Is a restless tide that pulls me to thee.

I laugh like I’m free, but I’m caught in the sea,

Sailing on ghosts only I seem to see.

Not love, not pain, just a roll of the dice,

A twist of fate spun in sugar and ice.

You come onto me like a moth to a flame,

A flicker, a shadow, never the same.

You’re a star in the rain, a phantom in flight,

A puzzle that dances just out of sight.

I’m haunted, I’m haunted,

By that star in the rain.

Coins tossed in puddles, they shimmer and fall,

Like chances I lost, like a reckless call.

I chase after glimmers in fractured light,

Like a poet who writes by the flicker of night.

Your laughter still rings in the cracks of the street,

A melody haunting where time and memory meet.

I tell myself, “Turn the page, start anew,”

But you blaze bright — a neon tattoo.

You come onto me like a spark in the storm,

A wildfire caught in a shape reborn.

You’re a star in the rain, an unsolved sign,

A phantom that’s tangled in rhythm and rhyme.

I’m haunted, I’m haunted,

By that star in the rain.

(Latin shuffle groove with sax and piano interplay)

No umbrella, no call for rescue,

Just spinning lights and a heart that’s true.

Slipping feet, a racing pulse,

Dancing shadows in a midnight waltz.

They say stars don’t fall, but you broke the sky,

Drifting where lonely echoes lie.

I reach through the haze, caught in the pain,

Still just a fool — a fool in the rain.

(Build back up — full band returns!)

You come onto me like a ghost in the flame,

A whispered name I can’t tame.

You’re a star in the rain, a secret divine,

A spell woven deep in the strands of time.

You come onto me like a flicker, a spark,

A shadow that’s lighting the dark.

I’m haunted, I’m haunted,

By that star in the rain.

Star in the rain...

Fool in the game...

Round and round, chasing flame...

Spin me once, spin me twice...

Still I’m chasing that star in the rain...