In the middle of the night
I crept out into the garden
While you slept upon your side
I went out to see the stars
And I heard thrushes in the sky
Making contact with each other in the darkness
They were redwings on the move
On a journey with a purpose
Through the covered cage of night
While we clung onto our perches
They were flying undercover
Navigating by the rivers in the moonlight
And I wonder should I fetch you?
You hold the key to our own vehicle of flight
And we could listen to the white noise falling
Just be happy to be moving
To be moving
You and I
Could drive the night away
You and I somewhere
Imagine headlights on the prowl
Trapping moths and finding catseyes
As we wind the windows down
To inhale the heavy air
Within the woods above the house
Moving shadows of the tree trunks as we're flying
Like an owl between the hedges
Hunting views and catching glimpses
Of the towns across the estuary
The glow above the city in the clouds
And the call of the mountains far beyond them
And our headlights spill through windows
To where the strangers on their perches dream of flight
They dream of following the redwings calling
They dream of flying in the moonlight
In the moonlight
You and I
Could drive the night away
You and I somewhere
You and I
Could fly
And land a world away
You and I somewhere
There are meals in the darkness
Moving seawards in the ditches
There are salmon in the rivers
On a journey with a purpose
And I know I've got no reason
To go wake you from your sleep
It's just a feeling
It's just a feeling
Still I wonder should I fetch you?
You hold the key to our own vehicle of flight
And we could listen to the white noise falling
Just be happy to be moving
To be moving
You and I
Could drive the night away
You and I somewhere
You and I
Could fly
And land a world away
You and I somewhere