Word Thingys: Salome Strangelove
I should have finished school, it’s true
But my back was sturdy then
Working in the clean air, it really frees your mind
Time to look around at all you want to leave behind
Drank deep into the nights, be sure
But my gut was steady then
Weaving in the tap haze, it really clouds your mind
No time to look around at how far you fall behind
That was when I found her dancing tables down
The owner screamin’ murder; she played him like a clown
When he called the law she smashed the glass behind the bar
So many years of bad luck; for a kiss I hid her in my car
Oh I have learned too much from losing
But there’s one ache above them all
I was the boy that could not hold her
She was the girl who walked through walls
Should have been more careful, oh oh
But my heart was fickle then
Trading between bed sheets can really numb your mind
Too busy being young to see the things you’ll leave behind
That was when she left me one frosted Autumn dawn
The leaves were turning copper-brown; she was already gone
When I tried to find her, she’d become a mountain mystery
Never left a footprint; not a whisper nor a latch key
Oh I have learned too much from losing
But there’s one ache above them all
I was the boy that could not hold her
She was the girl who walked through walls
Every morning when I wake, I ask the mist to bring her back
Tho I’m not sure what she’d want with this broken down old jack
Oh I have learned too much from losing
But there’s one ache above them all
I was the boy that could not hold her
She was the girl who walked through walls