Forever Before

I’ve never begun a forever before

Been using up life like I knew I had more

One breath at a time

The only one there

Another day to be alone in

Another lake to throw a stone in

I’m soft in the heart

Where hard edges align

I try to be a good friend

Most of the time

Too much of a good thing

When even freedom wears thin

So what’s gotta end

For forever to begin?

Fear, fearless

Oh fear, fearlessness

I’ve never begun right from the start

I was thinking that love

Was a commiserate heart

I’d begin by backing in

Just so I could back out

Another way to be alone is

Be the lake you throw the stone in

Fear, fearless

Oh fear, fearless

Oh fear, fearless

Oh fear, fearlessness

I've never begun a forever before

Until I didn't want anything else anymore

All the time in the world

You can’t begin to prepare

For forever before

She’s sleeping right over there