River Crossing

Know I'd never want To hold it against you For being one of those desperate, beautiful people But the water's at my knees Cross rivers and drown with me In all honesty Chelsea It's just that I miss you But not quite brave enough to admit to That each stroke was like a scalpel The closer you got to the truth And if I'd dazzled and compelled With my control of the language We'd be in Hollywood or stepping on stages Keeping each other alone Otherwise staying alive Chelsea, Chelsea Sing with me Rearrange the alphabet until we can't find the end with certainty Chelsea, Chelsea There's things I'd like to believe Like some heaven for you and for me Forever for you and for me Children to our mothers No one gets ripped off like the out-of-towners If I died choking on my vomit in a gas station bathroom I don't think I could ever forgive God Crossed my legs when the shadow of the cross Crossed our path and crawled into the docks Threatened in its breadth something ancient and distressed Behemoth and leviathan Scott it's all to say You are not the man anyone needs today To plumb the darkness and depths of the mess we've created And if I had my way it would be Margaret McRae Delighting in fantasy and dancing on your tables It's gonna be a long time Why is it always such a long time? It's gonna be a long time Why is it always such a long time? It's gonna be a long time Why is it always such a long time?