Lightning Bugs

[Verse 1]
All morning Darien's been blue
Nary a cloud in the sky
From here your daddy's fields stretch out
Fifteen acres long and wide
One minute swaying wheat the next
Quills on a bristling porcupine
Now he's coming toward the porch rail
No place out here you can hide

[Chorus]
Oh, lightning bugs at twilight
That's how the stars shine for you
No apparent rhyme or reason
No one can hold them still for you

[Verse 2]
Your fear of needles won't help, baby
Keep that animal at bay
Oh you want that field to lie still
More than you could ever say
But daddy's six feet underground
And mama don't like country life
Now you couldn't tell your high from low
If you could stick it with a knife

[Chorus]
Oh, lightning bugs at twilight
That's how the stars shine for you
No apparent rhyme or reason
No one can hold them still

[Bridge]
They should be brighter, you could see clearer
Bring what you want a little nearer
But now they're moving in zig-zag fashion
They're still eluding, you want to smash them

[Verse 3]
New York skyline's not the same
The searchlight sends its magic beam
Now your daddy'll never leave your side
Things aren't always what they seem

[Chorus]
Oh, lightning bugs at twilight
That's how the stars shine for you
No apparent rhyme or reason
I wish I could hold them still for you

[Outro]
For you
You
For you
Stars shine bright