The Pegasus Awards

Twilight Starlight

Jen Midkiff

Pegasus Nominations
Year Category Sample
2026 Best Filk Song mp3

 
"It started with a chord progression on a tenor guitar, and an 8-year-old's description of what the chords made them think of. This is now one of my most-requested songs when I play live." - Jen Midkiff

Twilight Starlight

Copyright © by Jen Midkiff
Lyrics posted by permission of the author

In the twilight
Finally we've arrived
Pile out of the car with our blankets and our quest
Sunset's pretty
But it's not what we came for
As the sky grows darker we hold hands and gaze up into the night
Hard to say just when
the first point of light appears
But as the sparks are revealed we lose count staring.

Cause the stars are why we're here

Twilight starlight
So hard to find
In the city where we make too much light to sleep
And some of these stars
I haven't seen in years
And some of these stars my children have never seen

And the stars why we're here
Watching tonight
Guess the stars are why we're here.

Some stars have stories
Constellations
We point them out drawing lines in the air
Looking for planets
For comets for reasons
To stay out here longer never mind the chill

Cause the stars are why we're here
Time together
Yes, the stars are why we're here

Starlight star bright
First star I see tonight
Wish I may, wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.

They say that stardust
Is what we're made of
So maybe we're not so small after all
And if they burn so bright
Out there in the dark
Maybe we can make a difference in our little orbits here

If the stars are why we're here yeah,
If the stars are why we're here.

Packing up our things
Little ones asleep
Heading back to the car and the city and the rest of the week
But in our hearts some peace
I hope that it will stay
Even when when the sun rises on the next day

Cause the stars are why we're here
We have to remember
That the stars are why we're here
Shine so bright
Yes, the stars why we're here.

 

 
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