UNIVERSE

 

my family was my universe

my past was future in reverse

but now it’s gone

still I am standing here

 

my home is just around the bend

but the road that leads there never ends

I thought they might be waiting there

the breath still hanging in the air

 

but there’s nobody home

no there’s nobody home

 

my house is built of flesh and bone

my body feels like wood and stone

the world was here but now it’s gone

the fading footprints on the lawn

 

now there’s nothing to see

no there’s nothing to see

 

and the fire is cold

and the new will soon be old

but for you I can be strong

if you’ll let me sing your song

I’ll sing it all night

 

longing now for something new

a new life that begins with you

we love the world that fades away

but we make a new one every day

 

and that’s all we need

yeah that’s all that we need

 

and our skin grows cold

and neil young will soon be old

but for you I can be strong

if you’ll let me sing your song

I’ll sing it all night long

 

the missing footsteps on the stairs

whisper like a silent prayer without you

 

a table full of empty chairs

another night of solitaire without you

 

I lost the bet and missed the turn

you overslept and got me burned

I choose the wrong one every time

and leave you hanging on the line

 

we’ll get too drunk and queer the deal

fix the game and bend the wheel

spill the milk and break the jar

lose the keys and wreck the car

 

one moment in an endless night

your shadow in a flash of light

releasing everything I knew

and darlin I’m in love with you

 

 

© 2004 by Brook Meggs