MISS YOU NIGHTS
(Dave Townsend)

I’ve had many times, I can tell you
Times when innocence I’d trade for company
And children saw me crying
I thought I’d had my share of that
But these miss you nights are the longest 

Midnight diamonds stud my heaven
Southward burning like the jewels that eye your place
And warm winds that embrace me
Just as surely kissed your face
Yeah, these miss you nights they’re the longest 

How I missed you
How I missed you, I’m not likely to tell
I’m a man, and cold day light buys the pride 
I’d rather sell all my secrets
All my secretes are a wasted affair
You know them well

Thinking of my going
How to cut the thread and leave it all behind
Looking windward for my compass
I take each day as it arrives
But these miss you nights are the longest 

Lay down
Lay down all thoughts of your surrender
It’s only me who’s killing time
Play down
Play down all dreams and themes once remembered
It’s just the same, this miss you game

Yes, these miss you nights are the longest