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By the Refinery Lights

from By the Refinery Lights by Laura Zucker

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She was just a schoolgirl, only seventeen
On the afternoon that they met
At the radio station
She was at the microphone singing a Mozart duet

He was all of 22, fresh from the army
He was charming and handsome and worldly
In the engineer’s seat behind the glass wall
Dreaming of what his life could be

And he was struck by her beauty
And she was shy in his sight
And neither imagined that soon they would kiss
By the refinery lights, by the refinery lights.

He wrote her a letter, she replied
He came to pick her up in his beat up old car
The radio was broken so he improvised
And she laughed until she cried

And they parked and talked for hours
Long into the night
And neither imagined that they’d fall in love
By the refinery lights, by the refinery lights.

The huge Hess Oil refinery lit up the sky for a mile or more
They thought it looked like a magical ship washed up on their shore; never noticed before

They parked in the shadow of tanks and of towers
And pipes where the oil was carried
And there in the glow of the beacons and flames
He asked if she’d like to get married

And she was his for the asking
And they held each other tight
Neither imagined that life would begin by the refinery lights, by the refinery lights

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from By the Refinery Lights, released November 11, 2011

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Laura Zucker San Francisco, California

Singer-songwriter Laura Zucker wins audiences over with a hard-won perspective and a positive spin. The powerful imagery of her songs and stories ring so true you might think she’s read your diary - and you’ll find yourself humming her infectious melodies for days to come. ... more

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