The night attempted once again to drown
The quiet song I carried through the town
Its shadows pressed and tried to push it down
To paint my melody in shades of brown
But then you stood beside me—warm and near
And suddenly the night forgot to sneer
Your radiance dissolved its cruel veneer
And let my trembling song become sincere
Your presence made the music rise and spin
It lifted from the shadows thick and thin
The night withdrew unable to win—
Its darkness softened by your gentle grin
So stand with me when darkness tries to call
When lonely hours echo through the hall
For with your love no night can swallow all—
My song survives because you made it tall