Futures

Wind on the cool grey water Voices way back on the lawn Need to change that filter Where do those leaves blow in from Clothes in a pile by the poolhouse Watch and a glass by your shoes Like I’m swimming in seltzer Diving into the blue You never mentioned leaving Just been up there speaking with your boy A little place near Morro Staring at the sea While I’m still trying to stop your shadow slipping down the hallway Like a train that I can’t catch Left me sitting here the same as always I always think too much Waiting to run till the rain comes down You never get home if you don’t strike out I’ve loved you like you’ll never know Where do all those futures go As long as the snow keeps falling I’m in no rush to get back Sit and find my own tempo Cos this city never wakes up Trying to keep warm in this raincoat Couple of books in my bag Threw a coin in the fountain Still listening out for the splash I never saw you leaving But I know you’ll have some good years with your boy Up on your own near Morro Staring at the sea But I’m still trying to stop your shadow slipping down the hallway Like a train that I can’t catch Left me sitting here the same as always I always think too much Waiting to run till the rain comes down You never get home if you don’t strike out I’ve loved you like you’ll never know Where do all those futures go Waiting to run till the rain comes down You never get home if you don’t strike out I’ve loved you like you’ll never know Where do all those futures go