People Talking

Cold used up air Breathe it in and hold it right there Most of this cannot be touched But I know plenty can Rain drips from your hair The same words rolling over and over Separately we seek a friend And I don't know anything It's as heavy as the sound Look what they came and found They saw our clothes all full of holes Saying things that no one knows I've been watching people talking All my life Reading poems we used to write Driving west straight through the night I've been watching people writing All my life Wish that I could speak To you through the warmth between us Scribbled lines, it's far away I'll plant a garden here Books all stacked around Words that take me back to my hometown I can't help but wonder if They all were made the same It's as heavy as the sound Look what they came and found They saw our clothes all full of holes Saying things that no one knows I've been watching people talking All my life Reading poems we used to write Driving west straight through the night I've been watching people writing All my life People who we miss the most Deaths that don't result in ghosts I've been watching people trying All my life Days and years we strung along A couple tears when nothing's wrong I've been watching people choosing All my life I've been watching people writing All my life I've been watching people talking All my life All my life All my life