So Long

I cannot hide my cards dear Can't even keep them close I've seen how quickly thoughts can Collect into ghosts When you should fear them most I am not a coward I am just afraid Of how our new tomorrow Will turn to yesterday So long, so long You know I understand So long, so long I'll see you when I can When I can Well, you and I spoke last night As I lay next to him You told me if you followed Every paper whim You'd be wearing thin I woke up with a longing For just that mistake Your ghost was calling I was just beyond the break So long, so long You know I understand So long, so long I'll see you when I can When I can I'd like to tell you now, dear To pry open the door How to appeal to your body To take me on the floor Ask a ghost for more The glorious will always Be just around the bend But I can't ask to borrow What I can't bare to lend So long, so long You know I understand So long, so long I'll see you when I can When I can