Monday, January 10, 2005

SOTM, thanks to Kate:

Faithful Man

Ryan Long

every now and then
when the day comes to an end
and the shades are drawn
and we both yawn
and you look at me and grin

there is a secret
that only we could know
it's the secret of our love
and how it somehow seems to grow

got a blistered limb
near the vanity again
from a curling iron that was on
by grabbing the wrong end
lace and silk reminders on the walls of our bathtub
sometimes make me grateful that i have you here to love

sometimes i don't sleep
while you're lying here beside me
sometimes i just listen to your breathing

and i throw up my hands
'cause you know me just as i am
may God make me a faithful man to you
to you

when we're old and gray
and the kids have moved away
and our backs are bent
and our money's spent
and heaven's on its way

when our morning's over
and the sun is going down
i hope that you still look at me
the same way you do now

sometimes i don't sleep
while you're lying here beside me
sometimes i just listen to your breathing

and i throw up my hands
'cause you know me just as i am
may God make me a faithful man to you
oh, to you
to you

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