You go on ahead
for awhile
I would like
to follow you awhile
You go on ahead
for awhile
I would like
to just follow
you awhile
And I'd like to watch
the white flash
of your heels
as they take turns
breaking the desert heat
to beckon me
in languages
I've never learned
And I'd like to have you
navigate two hills
where no musicians live
and on the way decide
what bendings of your
will you're willing
to forgive
And I'd like to think
the actors never banded
And I'd like to throw
this trumpet down and
go on empty handed
And I'd like to think
I am not one of them
but I know I am
So I'd like
to just
follow you awhile
You go on ahead
for awhile
I would like
to just follow
you awhile
And you go on ahead
for awhile
I would like
to just follow
you awhile
And when me and
the boys were out
we killed
a thousand butterflies
So I put their wings
into my mouth and
said a prayer for
our safe arrival and
then a big black car
crossed our path
and I wondered
whether or not that
shit was empty
You go
See the sirens
and the lizards
lick their tongues
behind the stage
See the actor
keep a ritual to
keep them all at bay
He would like to
come home naked
without war paint
on his face
and appear before
you virgin white if
virgins are still chaste
So when you've
got to wait
and you've got to wait
and you've got to wait
and you've got to wait
and you've got to wait
and you've got to wait
for me
And I will appear before
you virgin white if
virgins are still chaste
Then I'd like
to just follow
you awhile
And if there
are two eyes in my head
there are four seasons
in a year
and reflections
on the water
of a burning
yellow sphere
And the days add up
to weeks
Add up to months
And add up
And add up
And add up
Add up
And add up
And add up
And add up
And add up
And add up
And if there are
two eyes in my head
there are four seasons
in a year
and reflections
on the water
of a burning
yellow sphere
And the days add up
to weeks
Add up to months
And add up
And add up to years
Add up to years
And add up to years
Add up to years
And add up though
And if reflections
on the water
sometimes look like
burning tears
we can watch them
change in shape
without pushing
off the pier