Gabriel Kahane - Last Dance lyrics

When winter announced itself New pleasures were smaller: Corner table, routines— Daily walk to the main street; She takes her bundle of pills, She poaches her egg and eats it And feels his slight impression Like crushed pillows Hold the shape of a body After nights of sleep and shadows Oh dear woman… She sits across eager men Eager to impress her. They offer words like, "your loss—how are you getting on Dear woman?" She Smiles and straightens her dress, Excuses herself, and gets up Out from the table, eyeing The dessert tray. Brief distraction, and then The ladies' lounge all decked in velvet… Locks herself in the stall and She begins to sing: How do I deny Do I deny that I am Tired and trembling Over evening when All I want is a face to hold And love and light and s** And cigarettes? One final delight, Final delight in all the Finer things that I had grown so used to When all I want is your face; All I want is a last dance. So long. Where'd you go? Oh oh no.