Louis Rosen

Lyrics

BEFORE THE WINDOW CLOSES
(Music and Lyric by Louis Rosen)

When the window is open
You won’t understand.
Suddenly skies look like oceans
Weeds smell like roses
Anything can happen
And nothing is planned
Better grab your paintbrush —
Before the window closes

There won’t be a guidebook
You won’t see a sign.
Put aside all expectations
Pretense and poses
When the window is open
The planets align
Point your telescope skyward —
Before the window closes

You may not know what you’re looking for
You leave the everyday behind
Lost in the moment
Time is redefined
Then out of the blue
You’ve made something new

When the window is open
The bandwidth is wide
You tune in that wave-length
Hear all it proposes
When the window is open
You’re one with the tide
Gotta let the fresh air in —
Before the window closes.

Sometimes you won’t be sure what road to take
Then you know it when it comes
You feel the rhythm when the engine hums
You leap and you grow
You hate to let go —
Don’t let go.

When the window is open
The temperature’s high
You ride in that heat wave
Feel all it exposes
When the window is open
You never ask why
You just feel the wind blow —
Before the window closes
Before the window closes.

© & ℗ 2020 Louis Rosen, Lullwater Music, ASCAP. All rights reserved.