Madison

Madison

O, to be that close again
To walk and watch and be carried along
Just a block from Madison
With the world flowing by all around

To walk and watch and be carried along
Stopping to sit and look out
With the world flowing by all around
And those dignified lions of stone

Stopping to sit and look out
Girls on the steps with their shoes in their hands
And those dignified lions of stone
Time slows, swirling, and pauses to rest

Girls on the steps with their shoes in their hands
A tree-lined walk and a wrought-iron fence
Time slows, swirling, and pauses to rest
She stands on the corner and smiles

A tree-lined walk and a wrought-iron fence
Just a block from Madison
She stands on the corner and smiles
O, to be that close again