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Not so far from where the railroad crosses through the woods they can hear the trains pass by at night. |
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And she works all summer in fields nearby walking home just before it gets dark so she can buy a car. |
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And drive all night over red leaves past large trees and then long roads that take her over hills and over highways with many lanes. |
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And yellow signs that glow up ahead in the sky that always changes color. |
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We all know there's nobody there to pick up the phone and say we're so glad you're coming home again because the house burnt down. |
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Warm tears soak my jacket where her face is, her eyes are like lines drawn in the sky. |
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Then white names fill the screen I can see hers too but not mine and we all leave and feel strange. |
