Real Vampires Get Lucky

“Don't know.”

“Please don't tell me it's because the right man's not come along.”

I could see his knuckles white on the gear shift. “No, I'd never say that.” I cupped his cheek and kissed his firm lips. “I've known the right man for a long time. Guess I just need to be ready. Keep asking, Jeremiah. Maybe someday, when the planets are aligned, I'll say yes.” He shut me up with a kiss. Jerry can be a very wise man.

Ray's Song for Glory

I always played it fast and loose.

Played it hard and played it hot.

Played in sunshine all day long.

I played it, babe, and then moved on.

But what's the use of stayin' 'round,

When nothin' lasts and just comes down.

Yeah, I was a shootin' star,

Burnin' hot and goin' far,

Risin' high and fallin' fast,

Always knew it couldn't last.

So I played the game my way.

Lived it full and for the day.

Loved the sun hot in my face.

That was how I ran my race.

Then one night my time ran out.

I thought I died or maybe not.

The world so cold, the world so black.

I reached for me, found someone else.

Where's the sun? Where's the heat?

Where's the man I used to be?

But then she came, soft in her voice,

Moon in her hair, ease in her touch,

And then she said, “Feel my warm skin,

See this world through my eyes,

There are things you couldn't dream.

Hold me and I will show you.

Hold me and I will take you

To the man that you are now.”

So now I play it slow and tight.

Now I play it soft and cool.

Now I play long in the night.

Now I play it for a while.

'Cause staying 'round makes sense to me.

Yeah, you'll see me here again.

I wish to God I'd never died.

Wish I'd never told those lies.

Wish I'd never made you cry.

Now we lie so close, so close

That I see forever in your eyes.

'Cause these will be my glory years,

My glory years.

My. Glory. Years.