Telephone Wire

Telephone wire, run and run Telephone wire, sun down on the creek Partly frozen, partly flowing Must be windy, trees are bending Junction 50 field needs mowing Feels like the car is floating Say something, talk to him Say something, anything At the light, at the light, at the light, at the light At the light, at the light, at the light, at the light Like you could say "So how does it feel to know that you and I are both-" "Hey!" ("Yeah") "Where do you wanna go?" "Oh, I don't know" "I know a bar It's kind of hidden away A seedy club for folks like, you know Could be fun" "But, Dad, I'm not 21" "Yeah, right" Telephone wire, long black wire Telephone wire, finely threaded sky There's the pond where I went wading There's a sign for Sugar Valley On the mountain, light is fading I go back to school tomorrow Say something, talk to him Say something, anything At the light, at the light, at the light, at the light At the light, at the light, at the light, at the light Doesn't matter what you say Just make the fear in his eyes go away There was a boy, in college, my first year there Norris Jones He had black, wavy hair Norris Jones, where is he now? 14 years old, in Swenson's barn It was cold Lots of boys messed around You know, for them, it was a game they outgrew But I always knew Dad, me too Since, like, five, I guess I preferred to wear boy shirts and pants I felt absurd in a dress I really tried to deny my feelings for girls But I was like you, Dad, me too Norris Jones Dad Norris Jones Dad Hey, did I mention that new project I've taken on? Oh, you've seen it, that old house out on Route 150? It's been standing out there empty 40, 50 years at least Telephone wire, stop, too fast Telephone wire, make this not the past This car ride, this is where it has to happen There must be some other chances There's a moment I'm forgetting, where you tell me you see me? Say something, talk to me Say something, anything At the light, at the light This can't be our last- Well, that was fun It's earlier than I thought Are you coming in? Telephone wire That was our last night