From the recording Put Your Shadow Next to Mine
Lyrics
Put Your Shadow Next to Mine
When the summer days gave way to fall,
You’d had enough and I agreed.
You’d held your breath for far too long,
The time had come at last to breathe.
So you headed west to try your luck,
Said a prayer to God above.
Found a place down by the coast
With a tiny view to keep your hopes.
Me I was never far behind,
A steady man to catch your mind.
I picked up the classifieds
And set to work first thing I find.
You’re nothing but the best of times
Them tears of joy they roll like wine.
The light is dark as they valley’s blind
Said child, put your shadow next to mine.
Well now a few months through the hourglass
You settled in here mighty fast.
And me I don’t know what to think
Everytime I swim I sink.
This town it’s alright I guess,
But there is one thing I must confess.
Every night I’m coming home,
I think I’ve got the wrong address.
You’re nothing but the best of times
Them tears of joy they roll like wine.
The light is dark as they valley’s blind
Said child, put your shadow next to mine.
Well won’t you take your eyes on off the road.
You’re living life remote controlled.
I wanna feel your body heat
This passenger seat is getting cold.
You’re something like a drug to me.
The only thing I want to need.
The space above the holy sea
Where nothing’s lost and all is free.
Well it’s plain to see now through the past
A fantasy of cheap romance.
Talking through a deadbolt door
Apartment number 304.
We had our time we had our place,
Now I’ll fill the void with empty space.
Set my boots against the street
Hope I land upon my feet.
You’re nothing but the best of times
Them tears of joy they roll like wine.
The light is dark as they valley’s blind
Said child, put your shadow next to mine.