As Lovers Do

©2026 J Oscar Bittinger

We can carry on
As lovers do
With the red communion wine
Our lips are rouged
In the cathedral candlelight
The old rites are renewed
And we can carry on
As lovers do

We can carry on
As lovers might
Kiss me more than once
Don’t think twice
Passion drunk along quiet streets
After midnight
And we can carry on
As lovers might

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We can carry on
As lovers do 
With the red communion wine 
Our lips are rouged 
‘Neath the cathedral arch 
The ritual starts anew 
And we can carry on 
As lovers do 


1996 | 2026: Feb 28