Right Beside You

Sophie B. Hawkins

I'm dancing in the shadows of life


And death is all around me tonight


I miss you making love to me right


Beside myself I'm holding you tight


Someone is waiting for me to rise


And drive into the ocean I cried


And I cried and I cried my baby to sleep


Beside myself my soul to keep





Right beside you I see


Right beside you I stay


Right beside you I'll be


Right beside you always





We're dancing in the shade of the summer sun


The drums are playing


The change to come was yesterday


In the heat beside myself I need to keep





Right beside you I feel


Right beside you I am


Right beside you I kneel


Right beside you I stand


Right beside you I see


Right beside you I stay


Right beside you I'll be


Right beside you always





Driving into town with the top down


Sun sinking low into the water


I can feel your speed


One hand on the wheel


One hand on my knee


I can tell you what I want


You can tell me what you need


Darling nights are getting cooler


And the city's so close


There's a place we can do it


Somewhere right along the coast


We'll arive on time


Just a little bit late


It's not a matter of style


Just a lesson in taste





I remember when I was your child


You made me up to be your lover


Now I'm sitting right beside you


Other people still exist


I don't pretend to love them less but darling


When you drive this way I lose my breath





Right beside you I feel


Right beside you I am


Right beside you I kneel


Right beside you I stand


Right beside you I see


Right beside you I stay


Right beside you I'll be


Always