This is where I want to be

I am there alone,
Center stage,
The piano to the side,
Just a horn and me,
This is where I want to be.

I lift my stand
Just a bit,
I nod my head,
As he looks at me,
This is where I want to be

The piano begins,
Through the rests I must wait,
The silent room,
Their eyes to me.
This is where I want to be.

I start to play,
Notes and rhythms,
Emotions and stories,
Their thoughts, masked from me
This is where I want to be.

Several phrases pass,
My lips are parched,
Arms shaking,
The lights, blaring, on me
This is where I want to be.

I end the song, one final pitch,
A hushed pause,
We bow, they clap,
For the piano and him, the horn and me
This is where I want to be.