Glue Myself Shut

You used to be scared of the water

You're safe by the side of your father

Your sense of the world lay

In your little home by the harbor

You've always felt small in the city

To think that last fall you were with me

And all of your old clothes

Are still in the hall of my building

You never asked once

No, you never asked why

If I was putting things off

If I was drinking too much of that red wine

And, oh, you'd wear yourself thin

And accept every sin

And if I glued myself shut

You would find your way in

We gambled our souls to the summer

And rattled our bones to the thunder

We'd watched every sunset

Until we got sick of each other

You've always said fall was your season

That everyone's here for a reason

I stare at your packed bags

And asked what the hell you were meaning

You never asked once

No, you never asked why

If I was putting things off

If I was drinking too much of that red wine

And, oh, you'd wear yourself thin

And accept every sin

And if I glued myself shut

You would find your way in

It only feels real after raining

And hearts only heal after breaking

I stare at the tree line

And notice the leaves aren't changing

Does the wind blow in Cape Elizabeth?

Constant and cold, how do you live with this?

Love was a deadline

I'll spend the rest of my life fucking missing it

You never asked once

No, you never asked why

If I was putting things off

If I was drinking too much of that red wine

And, oh, you'd wear yourself thin

And accept every sin

And if I glued myself shut

You would find your way in