had come undone

it was a trick
the way you could conjure up
old roads.

had a little too much to drink that night
when you trusted me enough
with your truth,
and maybe it's time to take it all in,
sit back and take it all in.
i took another drink.
and i knew you well,
so well in fact, i knew
you could never leave me this way for
just any reason at all.
it had to be good.
and baby, it was good.

so i don't see the harm
in letting you see me like this,
with my faces off,
and i'm weather-worn.
see, i've been dangling my own dreams
in front of me for so long
i had made-believe that you were keeping
me from what i wanted.
it was a lie i trusted, more than you sometimes.
and you were good enough to let me go on, in silence,
on my accusatory-wanderings. and is it lost, what i've been talking about,
is it just another way out?

so i took it in,
i took you in for once in a long, long while.
and you tell me that it's through for good reason.
and i take it all in, i take another drink.
i know you well enough to know
that you are lovingly stepping out of my frame,
and you have had enough.
i know enough to keep my mouth shut, and let you go.
i thought i could keep it all in a glance,
but
it's a trick the way you can conjure up old roads.