My Nina

Verse 1

Silver rain

Dampening the black asphalt

Smell of cedar

A smoke ring drifting high

Fades out slow

Fades out blue

They speak of old romance

But they miss the main event

They never saw her

None of them mention a girl like my Nina

With that soft

Knowing grin

She is a classic melody

Better than any promise fate ever made

Chorus

For Nina

My Nina

The world slows its pace

There is a gentle perfection in her smile

In her face

She walks in

And suddenly the old song sounds new

My Nina

My Nina

The best dream that came true

Verse 2

Small laugh

She has heard the punchline twice

Fixes my collar

Before we hit the street

The fellas look

The brass begins to swell

Playing that standard

Funny Valentine

Just for her

She is not just a girl a fellow calls dear

She is the quiet applause

The warmth in a glass

The lime

The reason the present is better than time

Chorus

For Nina

My Nina

The world slows its pace

There is a gentle perfection in her smile

In her face

She walks in

And suddenly the old song sounds new

My Nina

My Nina

The best dream that came true

Bridge

The pavement dries

The stars align

I see her

I know her

I keep her

She is the anchor

In a shifting tide

The only name I need to say

Chorus

For Nina

My Nina

The world slows its pace

There is a gentle perfection in her smile

In her face

She walks in

And suddenly the old song sounds new

My Nina

My Nina

The best dream that came true

Outro

Yeah

The best dream

That ever came true

My Nina

Just Nina