It is too dark and too late and too soon
It’s always the daytime someplace
And if we were there you would say
It’s too light and too early and too late
And so neutrality would be preferred,
To maintain ourselves on both sides of the fence?
Either side of the fence, you mean
For opposite we stand and shall remain
Until you let me climb over
Where the grass is green
It is no greener here
And all the more feet for trampling
Would ruin what is already bruised
And which would never grow back
I would not trample you.
We were talking about the grass
But now, yes, you will obliterate me
If you take but one step closer
Darling I will leave you
If you do not burn down that dratted fence
Oh my darling,
you were never mine for me to be left.
Aug 20, 2014
Aug 20, 2014 at 11:33 AM UTC
It is too dark and too late and too soon
It’s always the daytime someplace
And if we were there you would say
It’s too light and too early and too late
And so neutrality would be preferred,
To maintain ourselves on both sides of the fence?
Either side of the fence, you mean
For opposite we stand and shall remain
Until you let me climb over
Where the grass is green
It is no greener here
And all the more feet for trampling
Would ruin what is already bruised
And which would never grow back
I would not trample you.
We were talking about the grass
But now, yes, you will obliterate me
If you take but one step closer
Darling I will leave you
If you do not burn down that dratted fence
Oh my darling,
you were never mine for me to be left.
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