(You're Leaving For) England

Well you're leaving for England in an hour
And your hair is wet
You just got a shower
Here, I made you sandwich
And I'll make you a promise
While you're gone
I'll continue my carrying on
Carrying debt and carousing 'till dawn
While I wait on the word on
Which trade I should lay
My hands upon

You calmed my recovery
From the Jungian discovery
That every human being
Has a shadow
And a persona they show
I was bleeding into a memory
Of an evening most clumsy
But a new day is coming
And it's time to move on

So I'll be leaving
For the cabin in the dark
All alone
In an unlicensed car
With the stars and the highway
And the snow in my headlights
It'll look like
Deep space hyper-drive

Since my recovery from the
Self-imposed othering
I am a lighter human being
With a shadow
Halfway under control
So I would really like to thank you
For setting an example
Of getting over oneself
And on top of the ball
All winter, spring, summer and fall