The Waking Edge

As I wake up in a room somewhere

Dawn light not yet showing.

There's just a thin horizon between me and her

The edge of a half-dream glowing.

Well, you know, I felt her in my dream last night.

Strange how the sheets are warm beside me.

Now, how do I catch the waking edge?

As it slips to the far and wide of me.

Didn't I try to hold it down?

Freeze on the picture,

Hang sharp on the sound.

Catch the waking edge another time.

Familiar shadows in my hotel room

Are still here for the taking.

They seem to linger on as the street lights fade

And the empty dawn is breaking.

Didn't I try to hold it down?

Freeze on the picture,

Hang sharp on the sound.

Catch the waking edge another time.

Private movie showing in my head?

What button do I press for re-run?

And how do I catch the waking edge?

The edge of a dream about someone.

Well, you know, I felt her

In my dream last night

Now the sheets are cold beside me.