NY Woods

Jesus called you on the weekend

Said he was busy, but he'd check back in

And if it doesn't rain on your wedding day, you'll know that he did

You'd convinced yourself that you'd find the right boy at the school where your parents met

It was a couple of months and your mind was set

I always wanted just to swim in your lake

But I could never break through the ice

And though it's hard enough to shut me up now, in those days I always thought twice

Thinking you would rip out my tongue

You settled for my heart instead

And all these silly little words I've written stay left unsaid

Now I could build me an ark

Somewhere in the New York woods

And I could hole up for winter alone, like it'd do me any good

I've got a ticket to ride on your carousel

But it lives right between my ears

Where the horses stay spinnin' for the rest of my years

Where the horses stay spinnin', making it clear

That I'll never have you

I'll never have you

No, I'll never get to swim in your lake

No matter how hard I try

And maybe I wasn't meant to be the chisel that breaks through your ice

So I'll learn to accept my role

And silently lay my arms down

Still, I wonder if things would be different, had I opened my mouth