On Dying

Boy, you're dreaming of something more Than the friends that you grew up with And the voice behind the door Is not the girl that you grew up with And you're thinking about the past With questions that you can't ask And you're there for years The fireflies on the lawn Drag you back to your house as a child When the run in your creek is gone, Man, did it flow at all? And you're praying the seal will last Double knotted against the mast And you're there for years I don't wanna waste it if I can't I don't wanna waste it if I can't I don't wanna waste it If I can't bear to see the embers burn All your friends moved on Full time in their busy day jobs And you still bother to call But they never pick up You're a plant in your mother's driveway Dig your roots out before she drives away Or you'll be there for years I don't wanna waste it if I can't I don't wanna waste it if I can't I don't wanna waste it If I can't bear to see the embers burn Will you ever need me? Will you ever need me? Will you ever need me? I am ivy up a barren wall