Starry Night, Revisited

Co-opting the tune and refrain of Widow's Grove, 
by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan

The sky above, the earth below;
The city stirs, the river flows.
We walk at night that we may see
The stars and know we’re not alone,

That we may breathe a different air
And stroll along a quiet shore,
Stand silent where the river laps
Up to our feet (wandering where
      we were before).

     I followed you to the river
     That washes out to the sea;
     Between city lights and stars at night,
     That's where I'll be.

The earth is black, the sky is blue;
The river bends a mirrored view
Of the evening glow of lights familiar,
Heaven down and shore to shore.

We meet the night.  We take the time
To be together, you and I,
Across the river, in between
The city and a giant sky.

     I followed you to the river
     That washes out to the sea;
     Between city lights and stars at night,
     That's where I'll be.

We breathe the sky and feel the earth
And find our place beneath the stars,
Your arm in mine and mine in yours.
The world is right and the night is ours.

     I followed you to the river
     That washes out to the sea;
     Between city lights and stars at night,
     That's where I'll be.
     Between city lights and stars at night,
     That's where I'll be.