Chalk

Each time that I hold the dice The numbers fade And leavin' marks in my hands Where the chalk and dust remain But lies can be read like notes She said I'd leave for Spain She could've known that city's life From the model she gave me Some would ask for more Fooled in the silence Cast the stone down And doubt what they saw Just to follow the siren Now she moved on And passed through the crowd She carried our hearts out It's true that some words are lost 'Cause you chose not to hear them The eyes of two years have marked New lines on her face They pass me by in the dark My hands haven't changed With a crayon and pen from a can She drew a map of Spain Still have it now With a letter white But the markings are faded Some would ask for more Fooled in the silence Cast the stone down And doubt what they saw Just to follow the siren As she moved on And passed through the crowd She carried our hearts out It's true that some words are lost 'Cause you chose her to give them No