Sun twinkling on the river this evening   The taste of chocolate on my tongue   Darkness climbing up the ladders to the sky   Rung by agonizing rung      Heard firecrackers popping next door   Wondered what it was I'd bargained for   And I laid quiet on the floor    And you were not here      Let me be a witness   Let me walk out on the edge   The sun refused to shine on my back yard today   Darkness climbing up the house   Coming through the window ledge      I heard the firecrackers bursting on the sidewalk   Heard you talking that baby talk    Saw the black lights again and I felt a shock   When you were knocking   When you were knocking