From the recording It's a Very Good Life
Lyrics
YOUR EMPTY JACKET
By Dianne Bochsler
Your empty jacket hangs on the chair
Your coffee cup is cold like you were never there
Rain kept falling late into the night
I listened to the sound until the sky grew light
I still remember October days
We chased the North wind ’til
The fabric tore away
Beneath a new moon, the sky so full of stars
We held on tightly and we thought the world was ours
Leaves were falling as the evening air grew colder
Your kisses felt like damsel flies landing on my shoulder
Now I’m standing barefoot in the wind
Counting stars that fall
And missing you again
How these tears got in my eyes I do not know
But I’ll just sway alone and watch this river flow
Rushing onward, heading for the sea
Tell me, Old Man River is there room enough for me
I still remember October days
We chased the North wind ’til
The fabric tore away
Now I’m standing barefoot in the wind
Counting stars that fall
And missing you again