Remember This

I’ve been workin' on the doorway
Dressed the wood with new paint
As if a brighter blue is gonna make her stay
I’m pulling blinds toward the ceiling
When she’s comin' for the weekend
I’m telling ghosts in the attic to just behave
'Cause she’s a mender
A time-spender
A stay-the-course-till-the-end-er
And she deserves something better
And lovely to miss
I need her to remember this
I need her to remember this
I’ve been sweeping floors clean
Keeping myself neat
Tapping the brakes and adjusting speed
I’m sifting through these older records
To find a song that’ll get her
To soften that smile if it lands on me
'Cause she’s a fixer
A Stevie-Nicks-er
A «Rumours"-record-track-six-er
A songbird singer with lips that can cut or kiss
I need her to remember this
She’s a fall-in-love-a-lot-er
She’s someone’s daughter
Bent like a cloth wrung dry of water
The shape that she’s got herself in needs a twist
I need her to remember this
I need her to remember this
I need her to remember this
I need her to remember this