I walked along the wire of Madison Ave
Wanting to be just like the movie
When I saw a girl reading poetry to a tin can
Strangers fed her one dollar bills
The ones with white sneakers just stared
I walked over puddles
Filled up with oily tears
Thinking of how I scream
So loud
And no one is ever around to hear it
This girl kept the rhythm
Skirting the cat calls and grime
I wanted to wrap around her
And grab hold of her mind
But I walked on
Too scared to hear the end
The rain doesn't stop
When we go inside
The rust just builds
On tin cans
And all of us search
For another tomorrow
Sep 4, 2013
Sep 4, 2013 at 9:09 PM UTC
I walked along the wire of Madison Ave
Wanting to be just like the movie
When I saw a girl reading poetry to a tin can
Strangers fed her one dollar bills
The ones with white sneakers just stared
I walked over puddles
Filled up with oily tears
Thinking of how I scream
So loud
And no one is ever around to hear it
This girl kept the rhythm
Skirting the cat calls and grime
I wanted to wrap around her
And grab hold of her mind
But I walked on
Too scared to hear the end
The rain doesn't stop
When we go inside
The rust just builds
On tin cans
And all of us search
For another tomorrow
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