ANOTHER TO GO BY
no moon or stars in the sky
I could be on the ocean floor
with the sunken tires and the tender words of lovers
when they love no more
canaries in the cage
pigs in the pen
some things come to a stop
only to start up again
if ever in the evening
if ever under black sky
if the light is out
may you find another to go by
the snow is higher than the top of the car
far from the southern heat
tell me something I can learn by heart
and when alone repeat
rows and rows of power lines
a place you've been before
some may still
some won't no more
if ever in the evening
if ever under black sky
if the light is out
may you find another to go by
woman at the register
the sail is hanging from the mast
there's no telling is it still coming
or has it past
white gold sun
on Biscayne Bay
it's not many days distant
it's not far away
if ever in the evening
if ever under black sky
if the light is out
may you find another to go by
may you find another to go by