2nd Place | “One Kentucky Moon”

2nd Place
“One Kentucky Moon”
David Swint
Dallas, Texas

We won’t grow old together
We knew it from the start
Our separate lives outside the lines
That’s shared by kindred hearts
Sometimes goodbye’s the answer
No reason to be sad
The memory’s sweet and all complete
With everything we’ve had

‘Cause nothing lasts forever
We’ll both be going soon
As we trade a hundred California suns
For one Kentucky moon

You don’t need to love me
You don’t need to care
You only need to say my name
And promise you’ll be there
‘Cause I don’t need the answers
To life’s great mysteries
All I need is one more night
In your sweet company

Evening’s growing warmer
And summer’s coming soon
And I’d trade a hundred California suns
For one Kentucky moon

The midnight sky is scattered wide
With a hundred million stars
A hundred thousand memories
A hundred tiny scars
A dozen random dances
A pair of silver spoons
But the only sign that’s left behind
Is one Kentucky moon

You don’t need to love me
You don’t need to care
You only need to say my name
And promise you’ll be there
‘Cause I don’t need the answers
To life’s great mysteries
All I need is one more night
In your sweet company

Evening’s growing warmer
And summer’s coming soon
And I’d trade a hundred California suns
Trade a hundred California suns
Trade a hundred California suns
For one Kentucky moon