DEAR MOTHER
THE STRUGGLE IS
OVER NOW
AND YOUR HOUSE IS
UP FOR SALE
WE DIVIDED YOUR
RAILROAD WATCHES
AMONG THE FOUR OF US
I FOUGHT OVER
THE PEARLS
WITH THE OTHER GIRLS
BUT IT WAS ALL
A METAPHOR
FOR WHAT IS WRONG
WITH US
AS THE ROOM IS
EMPTYING OUT
YOUR FACE SO YOUNG
COMES INTO VIEW
AND ON THE BACK PORCH
IS A WELL WORN STEP
AND A POOL OF LIGHT
THAT YOU CAN
WALK INTO
I'LL WAIT NO MORE
FOR YOU
LIKE A DAUGHTER
THAT PART OF OUR LIFE
TOGETHER IS OVER
BUT I WILL WAIT
FOR YOU FOREVER
LIKE A RIVER
CAN YOU CLEAR UP
THE MYSTERY OF
THE SPHINX
DO YOU KNOW
ANYMORE ABOUT GOD
ARE YOU DANCIN' WITH
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
ON THE FACE OF
THE MOON
HAVE YOU RECONCILED
WITH DAD
DOES THE RAIN
STILL MAKE YOU SAD
LAST NIGHT I SWEAR
I COULD FEEL YOU
MOVIN' THROUGH
MY ROOM
AND I THOUGHT
YOU TOUCHED MY FEET
I SO WANTED IT
TO BE TRUE
AND IN MY THEATER
THERE IS A STAGE
AND A FOOTLIGHT
YOU CAN ALWAYS
STEP INTO
I'LL WAIT NO MORE
FOR YOU
LIKE A DAUGHTER
THAT PART OF OUR LIFE
TOGETHER IS OVER
BUT I WILL WAIT
FOR YOU FOREVER
LIKE A RIVER
IN THE RIVER I KNOW
I WILL FIND THE KEY
AND YOUR VOICE
WILL RISE LIKE SPRAY
IN THE MOMENT
OF KNOWING
TIDE WILL WASH AWAY
MY DOUBTS
'CAUSE YOU'RE
ALREADY HOME
MAKIN' IT NICE
FOR WHEN I COME
LIKE THE WAY I FIND
MY BED TURNED DOWN
COMIN' IN FROM
A LATE NIGHT OUT
PLEASE KEEP
REMINDING ME
OF WHAT IN MY SOUL
I KNOW IS TRUE
COME IN MY BOAT
THERE IS A SEAT
BESIDE ME
AND TWO
OR THREE STARS
THAT WE CAN GAZE INTO
I'LL WAIT NO MORE
FOR YOU
LIKE A DAUGHTER
THAT PART OF OUR LIFE
TOGETHER IS OVER
BUT I WILL WAIT
FOR YOU FOREVER
LIKE A RIVER