Room for the Moon

The power quit at half past ten The hallway filled with neighbors then We climbed the stairs with melting ice And saw the roof in silver light Without the screens to fill our hands We met the people where we stand Make a little room for the moon Pull another chair into the blue When the whole block loses its glow We find a light we didn't know The quiet man from number four Brought his old guitar upstairs The baby slept, the couples swayed We learned the songs his mother played Make a little room for the moon Pull another chair into the blue When the whole block loses its glow We find a light we didn't know The windows blinked alive below Nobody said it's time to go We left the rooftop door ajar And watched the planes become the stars Make a little room for the moon Pull another chair into the blue When the whole block loses its glow We find a light we didn't know Now every Friday, half past ten We take the long way up again