[Verse 1] I caught your smile in the windowpane Right before the thunder rolled in You said you’d only be gone a while But girl, you lie like the wind There’s perfume on your jacket sleeve And nightfall in your eyes You move like the moon behind the clouds Spinning silver-coated lies [Chorus] Shadows on the line, I can feel you slippin’ Every time I call your name, you’re already missin’ Don’t come knockin’ if your heart ain’t mine I ain’t got the strength to chase what hides in twilight time Shadows on the line, and you’re fading like the sky [Verse 2] I remember when your touch was warm Like summer on my skin Now every kiss just tastes like dusk And secrets buried in gin You used to hum when you walked these halls Now silence fills the room Like something broke we never fixed Just lived around the wound [Chorus] Shadows on the line, and I see you driftin’ Slippin’ through my hands like the life we’ve been missin’ If there’s another world where our stars still shine You better tell me now ‘fore the clock unwinds Shadows on the line, and love’s a warning sign [Bridge] Don’t say you’re sorry when the night’s already cold Don’t make a promise that your heart won’t hold I ain’t your harbor, I ain’t your flame I’m just a fool who stayed when you never came [Final Chorus] Shadows on the line, and the wire’s hummin’ Like a ghost of the girl I thought was comin’ One last call, one last try But the truth don’t answer and the tears don’t lie Shadows on the line… and goodbye in your eyes
