Between

This is one of mine. It’s a breakup song, inspired by my old friend, Marty Lucas, who wrote a song with the scene-“the waxing gibbous moon is setting.” That line stuck with me through the years, and I fitted it into this song. It’s about that in-between state of a broken relationship, after the words have been spoken, before the realization that it’s over has set in fully.
… This time between
Is not what it seems
Too late for sleep, too tired for dreams
It’s called “Between.” I appreciate you listening.
The waxing gibbous moon is setting
Deep in the night I’m not forgetting
A love once young
Long since begun
Has vanished with the setting sun
The cricket’s tune is mournful and long
I sit in darkness and sing along
A challenging test
There will be no rest
A painful tightness in my chest
Alone under the starry sky
Confused and empty, too tired to cry
Our time is past
You know it couldn’t last
Why did it have to go so fast?
Yesterday’s over-tomorrow’s not begun
I wait in the gray for the rising sun
This time between
Is not what it seems
Too late for sleep, too tired for dreams
When daybreaks’s colors reach across
We’ll know the truth and feel the loss
The colors dance
A lost romance
No waiting for a second chance
The waxing gibbous moon is setting
Deep in the night I’m not forgetting
Long since begun
Has vanished with the setting sun