So this one time

I put my money in my pocket

and I headed down the road

and all I could see on either side

were the begininnings of

nothing at all

So I counted my spare change

and looked to the sky

for guidance

for which direction I'd head

And all above lightning

And all below the smooth road

I'm miles from somewhere I'd like to call home

I know where I'm heading

and I know where I've been

I took the chance this time and held the difference within

Like so many breaths

I've held until now

it finally feels good to let it all out

I see in the rearview

things I'd like to forget

Curse this mind like the elephant's

Quick to forgive but never to forget

It's the life that I've surrendered to although it leaves me spent

So I'll crash on the couch

in my own home

I'll write shit like this

when I'm left alone

And I'll do what I can

to get the angels a'sleeping

A life more fulfilled

than when the angels are weeping.