The city lights never fail
I smile as I walk down the street
Picking up a quarter, on tails
I have nothing but time to beat

A field of lavender on my right
I can’t resist to pick a few
The smell itself is a delight
Pretty enough to bring home to you

The railyards are all abandoned
Simpler times it seems it was
That’s not what the world demanded
I lay my head to the track… listening for a buzz

I’m getting closer, as I can make out the dock
It sits right on the edge of Plum Creek
There with a sign that welcomes you to Castle Rock
It has an answer you may seek

You greet me with a smile, that reflects the stars
I hold you close, as you hold my heart
Our lover itself is a memoir
I knew it was you from the start

Inhale, exhale, ash, burn
Dreams, dreams of mine
Gone, gone is a flash
Light, light, repeat, repeat

Smile, smile through pain
Drink, all of it away
Laugh, at nothing
Love, gone, gone, gone

Step, step, into the street
Bright, bright are headlights
Stumble, fall to the ground
Help, it’s too late for help

Inhale, exhale, ash, burn
Dreams, dream of us
Gone, gone in a flash
Light, light, repeat, repeat

Walk, walk, get up and walk
Hide, hide, go on and hide
Rest your eyes on the ticking clock
How many times have you died

Let it pierce, let it sting your skin
Fade yourself away into black
You’re long past committing sins
Soon you won’t be anything but a plaque

Another name on another stone
Just another hole in the ground
It’s too late now to pick up the phone
Even then you couldn’t make a sound

Your head falls, leaving a needle on the floor
We’ve been here many times before
But this time no one’s waiting at the door
I guess a habit is a habit and one that you can’t ignore

I met a pretty girl with soft brown eyes
And for a while she couldn’t read between my lies
Her brown hair shined with streaks of blonde
Deep inside it was hard to not feel a bond

The seasons changed and the grass went away
It was around this time, I was left with only a few words to say
We took a walk down to the water fountain
There on the lower east side of Spring Mountain

The smartest person in the world was sitting in front of me
Yet even she was too blind to see
I’m a betting man, but this was a gamble like none other
It hurt too much to let these things stay smothered

We walked in silence on the way back
By the time I dropped her off, the sky had faded to black
The darkness was the epitome of my head
Full now of answers, from the questions I dread

That pretty girl said she’d keep me in mind
She also said to give her some time
In time perhaps it will all rhyme
And I’ll go on to find

I met a pretty girl with soft brown eyes
That can read between my lies
Whose brown hair shines with streaks of blonde
And isn’t afraid to dream beyond

She asks me a question, I don’t hear
I’m too distracted by the stars
She asks again…. my greatest fear
Not knowing who you are

I close and open my eyes, but am still blinded
I joke, how bright the stars shine
She grins…. as if she could read my mind
I smile, while in the background plays Walk the Line

She asks me how many stars I see
I tell her, I only gaze to the brightest one
The same one that stares back at me
Her smiles widens and becomes brighter than the sun

The red from her hair fades into her cheeks
Here I am frozen on a Tuesday afternoon
Not knowing a moment like this could make me so meek
And wishing this moment wouldn’t go by so soon

The lights flicker through the night
It’s an attempt to brighten my dark overtone
But they never reach the same shade of bright
It just leaves me feeling even more alone

The floors still creek in certain spots
They talk to me as I walk
Maybe I’m the one beginning to rot
There's no point in trying to talk

Your handprint is engrained into the window
My does it feel as if times moving slow
I look out to the drive at that old Ford Pinto
I watch as leaves are scattered away as the wind blows

Even on the sunniest days, the sun could never
Replace and replenish the warmth I lost
For that feeling is supposed to last forever
But it was taken from me within the Winter’s frost

I find myself alone on a park bench
Tears falling in rhythm with the snow
Two feet in front, lays a freshly dug trench
And the last of love as far as I know

The summers gone and the leaves are falling
Don’t you hear old familiar feelings calling
I turn to you and say
We sure have had a day

A day of feeling less empty
Followed by a night, with some bottles of whiskey
I’ll stumble down the sidewalk
As long as you promise not to talk

Just lead me to, the place you hide
And don’t be afraid now, I’m on your side
Let me love and hold you
Maybe we could feel less blue

And if I ever, ever let you down
I’ll turn you a smile from a frown
Cause I’ve searched and looked for
Love and a lot less more

So, before you leave this evening
Don’t forget to share your reasoning
But if you decide to stay, my lover
The reasons I may never uncover

Now the fall has past, and leaves are dying
You’re sitting still and I hear you crying
You turn to me and say
We sure have had a day