Lines

Wake up and try

you're not listening

and neither am i

but it's only a matter of time

before we're walking out the door

sit with me on the bed

and stop pacing and pacing instead

cuz it's only a matter of when

this heart to heart will end

but oh before we go

goodbye safety breaks

goodbye baby clothes

as you describe a straight line through all these rooms

i want you to put your hands on my face

run them over and over and trace

the lines that are starting to indicate

how long i've been in this place

the sun shines all day

on the curb where our valuables lay

waiting all to be taken away

like we brought them in before

stand with me in the den

the white walls and bare carpet again

it was warm now it's empty and dead

and we won't come back again

but oh before we go

goodbye tv trays

goodbye baby clothes

as you describe a straight line through all these rooms

through birthday parties

late night laundry

baby's brides and grooms

i want you to put your hands on my face

run them over and over and trace

the lines that are starting to indicate

how long i have been in this place

the lines that are starting to indicate

how long we've been in this place.