”Yodelay” (2024) By Rachel Sumner & Dinty Child
Noon is pushed through curtain cracks
And lies here on the sheets
Illuminating empty space
Where someone used to be
Spinning til the band played one last song
Pulling down the night into the dawn

A boot lies on the bedroom floor
I dropped it with my guard
The other one is on the stairs
Or maybe in the yard
Toe to toe, breaking in our soles
Dancing close and letting go

I could lay here all day
I could lay here all day
Yodelaheehay lahee here all day

The candle on my one night stand
Is just a pile of wax
I can’t recall the things I said
But I don’t want them back
Candle in the night shines like a sun
Nothing left but smoke when morning comes

I could lay here all day
I could lay here all day
Yodelaheehay lahee here all day

Noon pushed through the curtain crack
Kissing everything
I’ve made out a life I love
By living in-between

Is there ever really a last song?
There’ll always be a next one
It’s just a question of how long

I could lay here all day
I could lay here all day
Yodelaheehay lahee here all day