Jerry Garcia Midnight Getaway Lyrics

Midnight Getaway Lyrics

I heard you round about midnight

Slipping out of the bed

You thought that I was fast asleep



Heard your slippers in the midnight hallway

And I heard you rustling around

Trying not to make a sound



Heard the tap of your high heels

And the click of the lock on the door

Baby, I hope you know what you're doing



Heard you walking down the stairs

And I counted them one by one

One for each year that flew by



Heard you stop and turn back once

Then I thought that I heard you sigh

Or maybe it was the breeze



Heard the jingle of your keys

Then you stumbled and cursed the cat

That was sleeping on the stairs under the stars



Heard you open the car door softly

You must have been there half an hour

Turning it all round in your head



Were you sitting there waiting

For me to come down and call your name?

I wonder, were you waiting for me

Waiting for me, waiting for me, waiting for me



Then I heard the motor turn over

And I heard you driving away

Way before the break of day



Heard your engine for a long, long time

'Cause the night was so cold and quiet

As you made your getaway in the night