Trick of the Light
Words and Music by Terry Taylor
©2025 Zoom Daddy Music (BMI)
I saw Gene today
Movin’ fast on his feet
Makin’ his way
Through the crowd on the street
Maybe gettin’ back to a Green Room track
Or the one where the horses run in Los Alamitos
Oh no
That can’t be right
All I suppose it was
Was a trick of the light
All I suppose it was
Was a trick of the light
I saw Tom again
Through the bar and grille window
On piano he played
His song’s final crescendo
Thought I’d go in, grab the leg of my friend
He’ll grab mine, it’s another fine old low five
Oh no
That can’t be right
All I suppose it was
Was a trick of the light
I’ve seen Doug, Dave and Tim
And my old friend, Joe
Where the shadows dance
And the light fell so it
Crowned their heads
Like a saint’s halo
My heart said “yes”
’Til my eyes said “no”
I saw Mama again
And Dad among the funeral crowd
Dad was looking content
Of course, Mom was laughing long and loud
They looked like visitors from another place and time
Not one you would find in this old world
Oh no
That can’t be right
All I suppose it was
Was a trick of the light
All I suppose it was
Was a trick of the light
