Drainpipe

I watched you climbing

From the window of your house

Down the drainpipe to the lawn

The rain was falling hard

Upon your face, you turned

You were crying but I couldn't tell

Safety was no longer

Within the confines of your walls

Maybe it would be better to run away

Prodigal,

Where do you go

When you go prodigal?

Come home

I see you keep moving

But the concrete's setting

Hard around your heart

We both smile and say "hey"

So near and yet so far away

We talk for a while

And while we talk

You drift away standing there

You were crying but I couldn't tell

Prodigal,

Where do you go

When you go prodigal?

Come home

Come home now