Stay Inside the Night

I watched the moonlight spill across your skin
Like quiet water finding where I’ve been
Your breathing slows the world outside the door
I’ve never wanted any minute more
The shadows dance, but they don’t stand a chance
When you lean in closer and the silence answers

Oh, stay inside the night with me
Let the whole world wait beyond the window’s glow
I’ll keep the dark from ever finding you
Wrap you in these arms till morning’s show
Nothing out there knows your name the way I do
Stay inside the night, and I’ll stay beside you

Oh, I’ll stay beside you!
Yeah, beside you!
Yeah, Baby, beside you!

Your fingers trace the scars I never show
You read them like a story only you could know
And when you sigh, it sounds like mercy falling
I swear the stars themselves have stopped their calling
Time can take the years it thinks it’s owed
But it can’t touch the fire when we’re this close

Oh, stay inside the night with me
Let tomorrow knock, we’ll tell it we’re not home
I’ll be the shield between your heart and harm
Every beat you give me, I’ll keep whole
Nothing out there knows your name the way I do
Stay inside the night, and I’ll stay lost in you
Oh, Baby, I’ll stay lost in you

When morning finally finds its way through the blinds
I’ll still be here, your name against my mind
Coffee on the stove, your sleepy smile in the steam
The safest place I’ve ever been is this dream
And if the years try carving lines we didn’t choose
I’ll love them too, because they’re part of you
Yeah, Baby, they’re part of you

Oh, stay inside the night with me
Even when the night turns into years
I’ll keep the dark from ever finding you
Dry your every secret tear
Nothing out there knows your name the way I do
Stay inside my heart…
I’ll stay beside you

Oh, baby, I’ll stay beside you
Oh, baby, I’ll stay beside you
Yeah, I’ll stay beside you
I’ll stay beside you

©2025 Hugh Mungus