Do you remember when
You said to me
I'm only lonely for the blues
Not the flowers that you choose
It wasn't sympathy
Just an epiphany
For you
And so I take the news
I let it in
I take the deal I make the most
Of visions handed down from family
A forgery
A symphony
For now and then
I know exactly what you said and why you ran away
You said I'd probably stand to love and fight another day
I know exactly the way to unwind
I'll toe the company line
Remember Brooklyn and the bones before they broke apart
Remember when the bedroom wasn't such a work of art
Don't you remember
Remember the time
I guess I'll follow you blind
I take a life
I compromise
The kind of fear you always had but never thought to recognize
You stole the keys
No guarantees
For me
You take a bath
I do the math
Do I shower you with praise
Like a poet on the page
And get your autograph
Or take a different path
Than you