One Last Dance Before Dawn

The hangar lights are low, the engines quiet now

Your perfume lingers on my collar like a vow

I zip my flight jacket, feel the weight of the call

Orders came at midnight, gotta answer them all

Your eyes are shining brighter than the runway flare

But tomorrow I'll be climbing into thin air

Those wings on my chest, they're calling me away

But tonight, baby, I'm yours to keep, come what may

So hold me close one last time, let the music play slow

Feel my heart against yours before I have to go

We'll sway in this hangar, under stars we can't see

Your lips on my neck, whispering come back to me

I'm leaving for the fight, but my love stays right here

In the curve of your smile, in the warmth of your tear

One last dance, darling, before I disappear

I've kissed your photograph a thousand times before

But nothing beats the real thing, pressed against the door

Your hands slide down my back, tracing every seam

Promising forever in this wartime dream

The boys are loading up, the props begin to spin

But right now it's just us, where the night begins

No flak can touch what we've got burning tonight

I'll carry your touch through every dogfight

Hold me close one last time, lets play it low

Steal every second before I have to go

We'll dance like the world's not waiting outside

Your body against mine, no place left to hide

I'm flying into danger, but you're my safe ground

In silk and in moonlight, our love makes no sound

One last dance, sweetheart, til I'm homeward bound

When the sirens fade and the skies turn to blue

I'll dream of this moment, coming back to you

Your laughter in the dark, your sigh in my ear

That's the fuel that keeps me flying without fear

So hold me tighter, baby, let the music unwind

Feel every heartbeat, leave the worries behind

The war may call my name, but you're the one I choose

I'll fight through the heavens just to come home to you

One last dance in the shadows, one promise we keep