HOW I GOT BY

I watched you walk up the escalator like you were a ghost You left me stranded at the platform faded as an antique rose You were figments of reality I’d almost see again But you’d be different next time, candle burned out wickless and melted Sometimes it’s hard to ameliorate imaginary sin When you’re still stuck inside the distance between nothing and everything When will you walk into the room and run your fingers through the air Dancing like young Esther Williams, drowning in the deep water I’ve seen the moon sigh for mercy I’ve seen solitude break down Like some old forgotten junkie I’ve been wandering this town Worse for the wear waiting to fly... Somebody wake me ‘Fore I forget how I got by So many people blinded by horizon’s golden dust I know so little I guess I am much more glitter than I am rust But I know what love is, I’m sailing off like Columbus To see her face she is a ghost, I never knew I could earn this syllabus Sometimes it’s hard to ameliorate imaginary sin When you’re still stuck inside the distance between nothing and everything When will you walk into the room and run your fingers through the air Dancing like young Esther Williams, drowning in the deep water I’ve seen the moon sigh for mercy I’ve seen solitude break down Like some old forgotten junkie I’ve been wandering this town Worse for the wear waiting to fly... Somebody wake me ‘Fore I forget how I got by I am a gypsy girl, good thing you’re a gypsy too You take the worn-out stairs, I elevator it to you You smell like ocean waves, I taste the sweetness of surprise You’ll wait impatiently for us to never compromise I’ve seen the moon Worse for the wear waiting to fly Somebody wake me ’fore I forget how I got by Forget how I got by Forget how I got by