Okavango Lyrics

Under a dark sky stained with streetlight

On a townhouse rooftop caked in dust

With underpriced warm deli beers in hand

Your little frame nestled in my shaking arms

This is a January stream in the Okavango plain

And when two hands meet and the eyes do just the same

This is the tickle when you whisper in my ear

This is the hill we climbed before we disappeared

Down the ladder, creak through the front door

No one but the cat to catch us here

Wonder what I'd do if I could see you one more time

We can make these night hours last, a hundred million years

This is a January stream in the Okavango plain

And when two hands meet and the eyes do just the same

This is the tickle when you whisper in my ear

This is the hill we climbed before we disappeared

Then your phone rings at the sleepy crack of dawn

Lift your little head and squint your eyes

We tiptoe to the door, I watch you swallowed by the streets

I lay back down, hold your pillow close, 'til the next time I can smell your hair

This is a January stream in the Okavango plain

And when two hands meet and the eyes do just the same

This is the tickle when you whisper in my ear

This is the hill we climbed before we disappeared

This is the silhouette of an island miles high

This is the water as it falls a thousand feet

Beneath the bridge, your head rests on my thigh

And what would I not give for a smile so sweet?