A Night Like That

A fog swirled ‘round the lamp posts
on the streets of Manhattan
a lone saxophone seduced us
With Coltrane, and Braxton
My baby wore a red carnation
In her black satin hair
stirring something in me
with her Mona Lisa stare

Have you ever had a night, a night like that?
Have you ever had a night like that?


We moved like any couple would
Consumed by the heat of love
We danced so close there was barely room
For the air between us
and then I worked up the courage
to ask for a proper kiss
And my life from that night on
was magical like this


Have you ever had a night to linger on?
One you wanted to go on and on and on…
Into forever and forever after that…
Have you ever had a night like that?

When my hourglass runs down
to its final grain of sand
I can say with certainty
That I'll die a happy man
I am wise enough to know
That heaven already exists
‘cause few hearts that beat
have had nights like this

Have you ever had a night to linger on?
One you wanted to go on and on and on
Into forever and forever after that…
Have you ever had a night like that?

© Kimberly Hales Kime/Jim Merrilees