Reprieve

Will you be my instrument sounding so magnificent
When you coming over roll a cigarette
Tell me bout your day baby fill me in
Will you be my instrument you sound so magnificent
You don't have to love me you don't have to care
But it means the world to see you standing there

I still sleep on the pillow you bought me
As a reprieve from serenity lost
And I dream of you moment to moment wander it across
When you worked that museum out in Greenwich
Hanging art all day long with no break
Words that were best left unsaid was it all a mistake

And I hope it evens out so I'm dreaming even now
Wouldn't say it's painful neither is it glee
Cuz it hurts to beg cuz it hurts to plead
Managing these circumstances still haven't found the perfect answer
Do I know where I'm going do I know what will follow
Do I know when to stop the ride and get off

Twenty years down the road we'll have families
An incredible mountain of bills
While the memories are dearly departed they're part of me still
I remember you clear as a portrait
With your face brightly etched in the dawn
Took me years but I finally get it was you all along