Garnet Rogers - Stars in Their Crown lyrics

That pair in the corner, They're here every Tuesday They come when the market first opens its stalls. And it's got so that lately I'll wait just to see them Their heads bent together, As they come down the hall. And her hair has grown whiter His has grown thinner And their pace has slowed down, As the years have grown long But they keep step together Amongst strangers who hurry, These two old companions, Walking slowly along. They always take the same table And they open their menus, And I watch as his hand stretches out to touch hers, And she, with the other, reaches under her chair, And fumbles her gla**es from out of her purse. And she reads him the specials, He does the ordering, They joke with the waitress, about watching their weight But the waitress says nothing, she just snaps her gum And then brings their dessert, That they'll share from one plate. Sometimes I watch them too closely, They notice me staring And they smile at me vaguely, Not really seeing my face But they know I'm a stranger, Not one of their friends Who have died, or long since Moved away from this place. They keep to themselves They're each other's shelter, Two hearts grown together, Two parts of a whole And I smile at them shyly, I know I intrude, on this pair of old lovers, And I turn and I go. But, you know that I've seen them As they leave the cafe, He pull out her chair, And he helps her to stand And he holds out her coat, And he hugs it around her And together they leave Holding each other's hand. And there's a love beyond words In their every small gesture, As the two old companions make their way through the town A love beyond name, beyond years, beyond measure And the days that they share Are the stars in their crown.