Fletcher Daniel

Lyrics

I saw your name on a bookstore shelf
And went to page seventy-five
I can remember the look on your face
When you first had me read the lines

So how are things back in Chicago?
And how have you been?
I’ve held on to every word that you said
In case I see you again
(If I see you again)

My cat eyed landlords counting pennies
Out on the stairs
And the traffic lights leading the parade
For the cars on the thoroughfare

And I can almost feel your breath
With your ghost lying here on my chest

So how are things back in Chicago?
And how have you been?
I’ve held on to every word that you said
In case I see you again

The hardwoods stand like old gravestones
Around a willow tree
And ‘neath the fiddlers playing a song
But its not meant for me

You’re standing at the door of my childhood home
I’ll try to let you in, I know I’ll wake up alone

So how are things back in Chicago?
And how have you been?
I’ve held on to every word that you said
In case I see you again