Lyric

[Verse 1]

I left the porch light low

And walked where the poplars lean

Your name in the cool air

Like steam on a window screen

The town moved slow behind me

A screen door softly sighed

And every pale backyard gate

Held a little piece of sky

[Pre-Chorus]

Then the first star came

Over the grain silos

I slowed my steps

Just to watch it glow

[Chorus]

Under starlit light

I find you near

Under starlit light

The whole world clears

(Under starlit light)

Hold me here tonight

(Hold me here tonight)

[Verse 2]

The café had shut its shutters

But the bench still kept its heat

I traced our old half-smiles

In the dust by my feet

A train went rolling distant

Past the fields and sleeping clay

And I could almost hear you

Laughing somewhere far away

[Pre-Chorus]

Then the wind got soft

Through the maple rows

I closed my eyes

And the feeling grew

[Chorus]

Under starlit light

I find you near

Under starlit light

The whole world clears

(Under starlit light)

Hold me here tonight

(Hold me here tonight)

[Bridge]

If the road runs long

And the dark comes slow

I’ll keep this quiet flame

Where the old stars go

[Final Chorus]

Under starlit light

I find you near

Under starlit light

The whole world clears

(Under starlit light)

Hold me here tonight

(Hold me here tonight)

Under starlit light

I’m home again