new song

predicting the future in puget sound

we were easy peasy
feeling a little sleazy
you were halfway there
and i was feeling it too
and in the early morning light
i forgot about last night
i wished we didn't have to leave
so soon

the fog rolled in from the sound
in a city built on coffee grounds
the sheets twisted
around your skinny legs
awake we walked the street
and took a tattered seat
in a diner
where we ordered bacon and eggs

and i'm swimming
i'm skimming
the morning paper
i'm stirring
sugar
into my tea
and i'm grinning
i'm beginning
to see you
i'm hoping
that you
see me

the streets were grimy
and we were stymied
we were lost
looking for record stores
flipping through used CD bins
iron and wine and the shins
i spilled cafe au lait
on the floor

-solo-

and i'm swimming
i'm skimming
the morning paper
i'm stirring
sugar
into my tea
and i'm grinning
i'm beginning
to see you
i'm hoping
that you
see me

our rental car on the beach
the sunset overwhelms speech
we'll fly home
on the red eye tonight
you'll look out into the black
and i'll reach into my pack
as denver
rounds the corner into sight

and i'm swimming
i'm skimming
the morning paper
i'm stirring
sugar
into my tea
and i'm grinning
i'm beginning
to see you
i'm hoping
that you
see me

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