One Step Too Close

Peering past the kings and queens Some trouble waltzes in Dark and stormy aces high He flashes me a grin I slip into a view to kill Collusion on my mind A blood-red stroke upon my lips I reach on down Straighten up the line One step too close Two far apart Three royals high Four steals my heart... again A shadowed silhouette is here A mystery within A bluff to call the beauty seen I wonder where he's been I move on through a crowded room with one plan on my mind A midnight colored whisper I reach on down Straighten up the line One step too close Two far apart Three royals high Four steals my heart... again A touch, a glance, a stroll together Patience growing thin Our unsaid memories of truth Is this our only sin Weaving through a thickened web The plan reveals our time History comes flooding back We reach on down Straighten up the line One step too close Two far apart Three royals high Four steals my heart... again