Living Without

I nearly sank into the floor the other night At the grocery store when I walked past the condiments When people tell me they can't imagine What it's like to be afraid of my own shadow I tell them it's a little like crying At the sight of your favorite mustard I tell them it's a little like hearing your voice Every time life is a highway comes on the radio I tell them we didn't even like that song but you sang it so many times That it belongs to you in my memory now and I think that's love When people tell me they can't imagine What it's like to be afraid of my own shadow I tell them it's a little bit like love As our bodies begin to leave us behind When I came to the couch wasn't sitting how I remembered it Put my arm back in my socket Smoked a cigarette to feel human again I wonder what you feel when you pull up my roots I think I've gotten a little long in the tooth The years are adding up As our bodies begin to leave us behind As the waters begin to shimmer and shine As our bodies begin to leave us behind As the waters begin to shimmer and shine As our bodies