Black Cat Stardust

I saw a black cat on a corner light

Slipping through the silver of the midnight night

You turned his head like you knew my name

And the whole dark city burned a little flame

So I followed close where the limplight fell

Past the row of trees in the old brick hotel

Every window shimmer, every shadow sing

In the quiet of the evening rain

Follow the black cat to the glowing streets

In the starry shadows where the magic breathes

Soft little sparks in the cold night air

Take me anywhere, take me anywhere

Follow the black cat, don't let go

Fear the moonlit haze and the morning glow

If the night is light, then I'm under it now

Walking with the winter in the lashes somehow

Pass the candy signs and the crooked fence

Past the paper man's and the glow of the lens

He moved like a secret without a fee

And I felt my heart keep a hidden beat

Then a breeze came down from the tallest roof

And the stars leaned in like they wanted proof

I laughed at the fear that I couldn't name

When the dark felt kind and the night felt tame

Follow the black cat

Look at the glowing streets

Under starry shadows where the ranching breeze

Soft little sparks in the cold night air

Take me anywhere, take me anywhere

Follow the black cat, don't let go

Feel the moonlight haze and the honey glow

If the night is spell, then I'm under it now

Walking with the wonder in the hush somehow

He led me where the old church bells don't ring

To a rooftop full of silver wings

And I saw my reflection in a puddle of gold

Brave in the dark, young and bold

If I was a black cat

Through the gloom streets

Under starry shadows where the magic breathes

Soft little sparks in the cold night air

Take me anywhere, take me anywhere

All of the black and all the frayed

In the orange moon and the gloom parade

If the night is a spell, let it carry me through

To the quiet little dreams that I never outgrew