Another Thought

Well, two cheers for the glowing
candles in your eyes
You know I had to dig for mine
And so I sank
ten curls in the earthy thick of night
You know I had to dig for mine
Don’t give me a trifle
an eyeful of tears
as something to go on
when I’m going on years'
worth of candles to blow on
without you here
And you want me to half-care
while you’re half-here and you’re half-there
to give you leave and a push
from the top of the stairs
Where life is but a slide
down the bannister where
you will find your own ride
Where life is but a slide
down the bannister where
you will find your own weight to bear
And I would go along, but see
another thought has taken me
Another thought is taking me
out on the town
wondering what it’d make of me,
sending you down
with some blessing or kiss
or whatever it is
that you want from my lips
when father of bride
is no title of mine
You can bother the guy
who has that kind of time
And you want me to half-care
while you’re half-here and you’re half-there
to give you leave and a push
from the top of the stairs
Where life is but a slide
down the bannister where
you will find your own ride
Where life is but a slide
down the bannister where
you will find your own weight to bear
And I would go along
I would go along, but see now
One of us is a youngish cut
the other picks
then fixes up
I’m seesaw sick
but I won’t get off
Seesaw sick
but I won’t get off