Afterglow

Rainbow, waiting by my window
 Rainbow, singing at my door
 And the Georgia pines and dandelions are bobbing in the careless summer breeze
 Sunshine, skipping on the sidewalk
 Sunshine, but not as bright as you
 When you shattered free, you blined me, and now I'm seeing stars around my head
 And it's all I know
 You're the afterglow
 That never fades
 Tadpole, squiggle in the water
 Tadpole, dancing toward the light
 From a pollywog into a frog in twenty seconds flat, well how 'bout that?
 Mayfly, skimming on the water
 Mayfly, only for a day
 And if love is just a fleeting whim, then why is it you never dimmed away?
 And it's all I know
 You're the afterglow
 That never fades
 After all these years
 Of living in your shadow
 After all these years
 Of bathing in your light
 The only thing I know
 Is you're the afterglow
 That never fades
 My love, brighter than a diamond
 My love, shining like the sun
 But I never try to close my eyes, I never want to hide you in the dark
 And it's all I know
 You're the afterglow
 That never fades
 And it's all I know
 You're the afterglow
 So just take it slow
 Until the sun falls low
 Then light me up