Midnight Getaway Lyrics - Jerry Garcia

I heard you round about midnight 

Slipping out of the bed 

You thought that I was fast asleep 

Heard your slippers in the midnight hallway 

And I heard you rustling around 

Trying not to make a sound 

Heard the tap of your high heels 

And the click of the lock on the door 

Baby, I hope you know what you're doing 

Heard you walking down the stairs 

And I counted them one by one 

One for each year that flew by 

Heard you stop and turn back once 

Then I thought that I heard you sigh 

Or maybe it was the breeze 

Heard the jingle of your keys 

Then you stumbled and cursed the cat 

That was sleeping on the stairs under the stars 

Heard you open the car door softly 

You must have been there half an hour 

Turning it all round in your head 

Were you sitting there waiting 

For me to come down and call your name? 

I wonder, were you waiting for me 

Waiting for me, waiting for me, waiting for me 

Then I heard the motor turn over 

And I heard you driving away 

Way before the break of day 

Heard your engine for a long, long time 

'Cause the night was so cold and quiet 

As you made your getaway in the night