Lakeside After Five

Glass walls catching golden light

City hum fades into the night

Paper stacks and a loosened tie

Watching silver birds drift by

Coffee’s cold but I don’t mind

Deadlines left somewhere behind

Lake below like polished steel

Teaching tired hearts how to feel

Numbers, calls, they slowly blur

In this quiet after-whirr

Breathing in the evening glow

Letting all the pressure go

It’s a lakeside after five

Where the restless come alive

Skyscrapers and sunset skies

Reflected in my tired eyes

I’ve been running all day long

Now the world feels soft and strong

In the hush of downtown light

Everything will be alright

Boats like brushstrokes on the blue

Painting peace in every hue

Traffic lights begin to bloom

Neon flowers in the gloom

Rolling sleeves and steady sigh

Watching daylight say goodbye

In this corner of the sky

I remember who am I

No more ringing in my ear

Only distant laughter here

Every breath a gentle dive

Back into a slower life

It’s a lakeside after five

Where the restless come alive

Skyscrapers and sunset skies

Reflected in my tired eyes

I’ve been running all day long

Now the world feels soft and strong

In the hush of downtown light

Everything will be alright

Maybe I don’t need to race

Maybe peace is just this space

Golden hour on the glass

Let the heavy moments pass

Oh… the water shining low

Oh… the evening taking slow

It’s a lakeside after five

Where my quiet dreams survive

City heartbeat, calm and wide

With the twilight as my guide

I was chasing every line

Now the stars begin to shine

In the calm of fading light

Everything will be alright