C G Am
i’ve gone as far as i can go
F G C
the rest you must do alone
F G
with your pants around your knees
C A7
you said “don’t leave me please”
F G C
but this is as far as i can go

C G Am
and so i swivel on my heel
F G C
and soon the green becomes the grey
F G
now that my sister’s cleaned my car
C A7
i can depart from where you are
F
i never liked the country anyway

C G F
the birds , they steal things from my sleep
F G C
they sing the promises i couldn’t keep

C G Am
last night i dreamed my alphabet
F G C
out of my voice , all pretty plastic shapes
F G
muted microphones
C A7
turned in my hands to ice cream cones
F
and the silence was all syrupy , all candy , tarts and cake
C G F
the sad curl and shine of baby spit
F G C
and a secret trail that leaves beyond a tick
C G F
oh , the sad curl and smear of baby spit
F G C
i said “yes” but i did not agree to this

C G Am
last night i dreamed of paper trails
F G C
dolls without faces joined infinitely with fingerless arms
F G C A7
blank as the air was dead and sound is chasing the stillness all around
F
is choking the vibrations
F C G F
beady little tales of sewing needles and a ball of string
F G C
tear them apa – aart and make them sing
C G F
of sewing needles and ball of string
F G C
my useless heart , a wedding ring

C G Am
apologies are boring and they’re trite
F G C
but if desired , i will see what i can find
F G
as soon as the concrete comes into view
C A7
pencil to paper we’ll move for you
F
squeeze our time together to lines and lines and lines of fifty words
F
across the page
F G Am
big decision all contained in a phrase
C G Am
i know i promised you all along
F G C
forgive me please , for i cannot