The Lines of the Cars

All the lines of the cars at the college at night
All the pillows, their blankets, their posters and lights
Are their hopelessly young faces
Tired with the solace of years?

And you look at me blankly, did I miss something?
All these kids seem to be less like ghosts on the ring
Of the graveyard we've built from the sting
Of these horrible fears

And I try not to laugh as it brings you to tears
But I won't tell your secret if you won't tell mine
I'll just speak quietly through a well rehearsed line
My, but how time makes one long for such ignorant peers

And you grab hold of my hand as I whisper in your ear
"On the day that you die, please remember these words
You were the luckiest gift, that I never deserve
I can feel you and me like my heart beat and blood stream in turns

And It's desperate, I know, but please don't let go
I can't begin to repay all these debts that I owe
I'm just the sketch of a man, I'll let you know
When I shop in the blurs"

I have hurt you, deserted you, left you alone
With your loneliness to wear like a crown on a throne
I'm as selfish and trite as
Anything God's ever known

Oh, but don't be afraid, 'cause I'm going down too
When I finally fade, I'll be fading with you
I'll just hold onto your hand, God I wish
There was more I could do

These kids have no clue, it's all happening too
Let's not tell them, let's pretend, it's just me and you
We'll find out soon enough, but by then
We'll be dust on their shoes

And these kids have no clue, it's just me and you
Let's not tell them, let's pretend, it's happening too
We'll find out soon enough, but by then
We'll have nothing to lose

I'll just hold onto your hand, God I wish
There was more I could do