Swimming In The Shades of Grey

Black coat over a yellow sundress

With her heart tied out on her arm

I was soaking like a stray

Searching for shelter from the storm

I was out of my mind, out of money

But I had an abundance of time

She said you can kill some here

But don't you dare waste none of mine

I was born with my legs

Kicking in place

A heart on the run

A freight train picking up steam

Like a bullet fired from the end of a gun

She was rooted to the flowers in her yard

Hands in the dirt

Hair light from the sun

Never one to question the design

Just content to accept how it was

A bottle or a baggy or an old guitar

Anywhere I could hide

From the thoughts

The worries, the feelings

That sometimes creep in late at night

I was born with my legs

Kicking in place

A heart on the run

A freight train picking up steam

Like a bullet fired from the end of a gun

A battle that was lost when I

took the first step and I started to run

Never took the time to find out

About

What I'd been running from

When I left she called me a coward

I never said I was brave

You can find me

Somewhere in between

Swimming in the shades of gray

You can find me

Somewhere in between

Swimming in the shades of gray

You can find me

Somewhere in between

Swimming in the shades of gray

You can find me

Somewhere in between

Swimming in the shades of gray

You can find me

Somewhere in between

Swimming in the shades of gray