What Is Love

I remember when we met
We were drinking whiskey, neat
And and you looked too long at me
But I didn’t turn away
I saw a stranger in your eyes
In the cold fluorescent light
And you’ve got those dingo eyes
And I couldn’t turn away
Oh, I try on the dance floor
Yeah, I try to show you
Burn your candles bright
There’s a darkness in this night
And maybe I’m just tired of walking alone
I try, up on this stage
Yeah, I try to hold you
Oh, what is love?
Without you?
What is love?
Without you?
Well, that silent river sings
Me all her lonesome hymns
And I take my seat against the bank
Watching the stars, Jupiter and Mars
And I didn’t mean to fall asleep
But at the river, time does not keep
And I woke up in the front-row seat of the greatest show on Earth,
for what it’s worth
An empty purse, is all you need
A birth of bees
Will I ever be, what you are to me?
And I remember, when we met
We were drinking whiskey, neat
And and you looked too long at me
And I haven’t turned away