Lyrics

For The First Time Tonight

[Verse 1]
Same old stage
same worn floor
Same little crack in the dressing-room door
Lipstick stain
on a chipped white cup
You tell yourself, "Alright, let’s light it up"

[Chorus]
’Cause there’s always one
in the dark, in the back
Heart holding on
by a shivering thread like that
You’ve sung this story
ten thousand nights
But sing it from the heart
for the first time tonight
For the first time
for the first time tonight

[Verse 2]
Spotlight fades
you can’t see a face
Just a hush hanging heavy in the place
Could be their last
could be their start
So you pour every note from your quiet heart

[Chorus]
’Cause there’s always one
in the dark, in the back
Heart holding on
by a shivering thread like that
You’ve sung this story
ten thousand nights
But sing it from the heart
for the first time tonight
For the first time
for the first time tonight

[Bridge]
Maybe they lost
what you once lost
Maybe they’re standing
right where you got crossed
So breathe it in deep
let the guardlines fall (oh)
Let one true word
be worth it all

[Chorus]
’Cause there’s always one
in the dark, in the back
Heart holding on
by a shivering thread like that
You’ve sung this story
ten thousand nights
But sing it from the heart
for the first time tonight
For the first time
for the first time tonight
(Just one heart)
for the first time tonight