Among The Leaves - Sun Kil Moon
A pillow lays on cold cement
A blanket by a broken vent
She's there a while
And then she's gone
I'm away for weeks
Arrive at night
She hears my steps
Turns off the light and runs
No mind at all, more space than I need
It's just me among the weeds
Among the ghosts
Among the leaves
We've never met but she's a girl
Romance paper books
The floor is covered
In long blonde curls
On afternoons I walk the graves
The rusted cars, the mine shaft caves
See a girl sadly unkempt
A child of neglect
Under moons I pass the tombs
Cross the highways, smell the fumes
See a girl frighteningly gaunt
Somebody didn't want
How do I tell her I don't care
If she sleeps downstairs?
I see her on my errand runs
Looking nervous like a young Mia Farrow
Walk along the gas stops
Window browsing pawn shops
Guns, bows and arrows
Up on past the Halfway house
Past the signs Eighty South
B_ttercup and Carrows
Drinking Wild Irish Rose
At the dead end of the road
Sleeping with the sparrows
When evening comes I play guitar
For the planets and the stars
I leave the porch light on
Like I do when I'm gone
Winter, spring, summer, fall
Basement's yours, have a ball
There's always room for you there
Really baby I don't care
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