Dark Horse

Belle of the hallways

You were the one

Consuming me always

The light of my sun

I was always dying to know what’s inside that brain

You promised me answers by the summer

I started rattling names once the moment came

You asked “why you only guessin’ the others?”

Don’t rule out a dark horse

Not every thoroughbred is up for the task

Don’t rule out a dark horse, dark horse

Gaining on the outside closin’ the gap.

I looked at you sideways

You looked back and grinned

I celebrated in silence

I said, “I’ll see you in ten”

But then I got home to the Volkswagen packed to the brim

They told me gather your things, cause we’re goin

Your mother found work up in Portsmouth again

Figured we’d move ‘fore it’s snowing

Now I ain’t seen ya in how many years

I wonder if you’re holdin’ it down out there

How did you find out?

How did you learn?

Did the bus feel empty when the seasons turned?

When the seasons turned

But don’t rule out a dark horse

Not every thoroughbred is up for the task

Don’t rule out a dark horse, dark horse

Don’t rule out a dark horse

Not every thoroughbred is fit for the track

Don’t rule out a dark horse, dark horse

Gaining on the outside closin’ the gap

Pulling ahead and never walkin’ it back

Just another dark horse leading the pack