Mornin' is the Coldest Time

The sun's come up with a gray-washed light
And all I want's to hold on to you
Your breath's just a whisper of a love that's true
I'm just lookin' round for an older night

Oh, the daybreak's a short time with too much to do
And we can't always do what we might
But it's your dear face that's fillin' my sight
And I'd love making one out of two

 Darlin', a new day is a busy thing,
 But I swear there was a reason that I gave you that ring
 Can't fault my thirstin' for the touch sublime
 But O, Lord, mornin' is the coldest time

 [O, Lord, how mornin' is the coldest time]

We've slept nights through, curled up in the warm
And it's the early light that lets me see
It's the warmth of your skin as you sleep next to me
That keeps me tryin' to work that ol' charm

I know daybreak means we hurry, but I still can't see
If we stayed a little later, what'd be the harm
If you touched my cheek, kissed me, and turned off the damn alarm
And the blankets closed over us like a warm and sleepy sea

 [chorus]

2003 Apr 29