Brickell Edie
Miscellaneous
Lost in the moment
The register stood open
as smoke cleared the room
And one man was lying
over blood and a broom
The store door was swingin´
in a midnight breeze
And another man ran
through the dark and the trees
Lost in the moment
of what he needs
He ran past a motel
threw his gun in the trash
Looked down through the darkness
and counted the cash
The man at the store was
trying to stand
Looked up through the white light
and reached out his hand
Lost in the moment
of what he needs
Are you there
can you hear me
The ambulance arrived
but it was too late
In the spin of the red lights
they covered his face
He had a wife who was waiting
watching TV in bed
Wondering why
he wasn´t home yet
Their baby was sleeping
until the telephone rang
He woke and he cried out
but nobody came
Lost in the moment
of what he needs
Are you there
can you hear me
She doesn´t know what they´ll do now
now that he´s gone
Try to get over
and try to get on
Alone in the backyard
a cool afternoon
The tree that they planted
has started to bloom
She wanted him to see this
she wanted him there
She wanted to kiss him
and brush back his hair
Lost in the moment
of what she needs