If you walk away, iand'll walk away
first tell me which road you will take
i donand't want to risk our paths crossing some day
so you walk that way, iand'll walk this way
And the future hangs over our heads
and it moves with each current event
until it falls around like a cold, steady rain
just stay in when itand's looking this way
And the moonand's laying low in the sky
forcing everything metal to shine
and the sidewalk holds diamonds,
like a jewlery store case
they argue walk this way, now walk this way
And lauraand's asleep in my bed
as iand'm leaving she wakes up and says,
andquot;i dreamed you were carried away,
on the crest of a wave. baby, donand't go away.
come here.andquot;
And this kidand's playing guns in the street
and oneand's pointing his tree branch at me
so i put my hands up, i say andquot;enough is enough.
if you walk away, iand'll walk away.andquot;
and he shot me dead
I found a liquid cure
for my land-locked blues
it will pass away, like a slow parade
itand's leaving, but i donand't know how soon
And the worldand's got me dizzy again
youand'd think after 22 years iand'd be used to the spin
and it only feels worse when i stay in one place
so iand'm always pacing around,
and walking away
And iand'm drinking the ink from my pen
and iand'm balancing history books up on my head
and it all boils down to one quotable phrase
andquot;if you love something, give it away.andquot;
A good woman would pick you apart
a box full of suggestions for a possible heart
and you may be offended, you may be afraid
but donand't walk away, donand't walk away
We made love on the living room floor
with the noise in the background
from televised war
and a defeaning pleasure
i thought i heard someone say
andquot;if we walk away, theyand'll walk away.andquot;
But greed is a bottomless pit
and all freedomand's a joke, weand're just taking a piss
and the whole world must watch
the sad comic display
if youand're still free, start running away
and'cuz weand're coming for ya
weand're gonna read them out
Iand've grown tried of holding this pose
i feel more like a stranger each time i come home
so iand'm making a deal with the devils of fame
saying andquot;let me walk away, please.andquot;
Youand'll be free, child, once you have died
from the shackles of language
in measurable time
and then we can trade places
play musical graves
tell them walk away, walk away, walk away
So iand'm up at dawn
putting on my shoes
i just want to make a clean escape
iand'm leaving, but i donand't know where to
no, iand'm leaving, but i donand't know where to
