[[Intro] [A slow, haunting double bass line. Brush strokes on snare. Rain sounds. A mournful piano chord.] [Chorus] So don't you be sad, darlin'... if your love has up and gone... Just you stay... with yourself now... 'til the break... of the dawn... There's a hope... for a new meetin'... where the night... meets the sea... Yeah, go find... that endless ocean... waitin'... silently... [Verse 1] The rain... on the windshield... not a highway... just a street... Engine cooling... in the dark... this old convertible's... retreat... Shades left on... in this dim light... hidin' more... than just my eyes... From the empty passenger seat... and your last... of the goodbyes... [Vocal & Piano Improvisation] [Hmmm... mmm... oh, what a waste... what a lonely, perfect face...] [4 bars of raw, spoken-sung ad-libs over sparse piano and bass] [Saxophone Solo 1] [A breathy, melancholic tenor sax solo. 4 bars. Tragic and searching.] [Verse 2] The radio... just static whispers... 'til a signal... cut the gloom... A piano... like cold gin... in a forgotten... backstreet room... A stranger's voice... singin' my truth... in a melody... worn and thin... It mapped the storm... right under my skin... where do I... begin?... [Bridge] Gave a ghost... of a smile... to the rain-streaked glass... The weight didn't lift... no... but it shifted... at last... A crack... in the foundation... of this self-made... dark... [Drum & Bass Break] [4 bars of tense, driving rhythm from brushes and walking bass.] [Saxophone Solo 2] [A raw, crying alto sax solo. 4 bars. Cathartic and climactic.] [Final Chorus] So DON'T... you be sad... darlin'... if your love... is truly gone... Just you stay... with your shadow... 'til the night... is finally done... There MIGHT be... a new meetin'... past the edge... of this town... So find that... damned ocean... or just... let me... drown... [Outro] Pushed the key... not the pedal... heard the engine... cough and die... In this alley... by the river... 'neath a solitary... streetlight's sigh... [A final, fading piano note. Distant rain. Silence.]]
