Streetlights from SONGS by Andrew McCrorie-Shand

Susie sits on the old wooden seat
Watching the sky become reds and greys
Under the streetlight every night

At the end of long, uneventful days
And her fingers trace a tiny heart
Long-time carved, and worn away
Next to it a letter B

For Billy, who’d left to fight that day
They used to laugh when Susie’s mum
Said “always be home before the streetlights come on”

And Billy promised before he left

CH I will come home

Before the streetlights come on
I will come back to you

Maybe not tomorrow

Not even next week, next year
But l will come home to you

So life for Susie moves on
Lovers come and lovers go

But Billy always comes to mind
As she sits alone at twilight glow
The one thing that makes her say

“I know that you’ll be back one day”
The streetlight has never worked
Not since Billy went away...

• Acoustic
• Alternative
• Folk
• Folk Pop
• Gentle Music
• LIYL Nick Drake
• Male Vocals
• Singer Songwriters
• Singer-songwriter
• Smart Pop
• United Kingdom