Human Like a House
The Finches
New front door, same address Same front step, same back-porch Geraniums to the terrace Sold my shoes to pay the rent I won't be needing them I won't be leaving too soon Oh my dear, do undress You look so different in those new shoes To impress someone you have never met Someone you already know Is waiting behind my front door And by the door you know I'll wait Oh, by the window, by the gate I'm waiting for your sound So softly, dear, don't hesitate The lion looms along the lake And swallows every sound But oh, I wish that I could take That simple lonely way That long cold lonely way But these days it takes more than two feet It takes four to fill the road I fend and swing the axe at for I've trampled all over the place Swung to and fro and still no state Has held me in its bounds But by the bridge I'd like to stay Oh, by the ocean, by the bay And hope that you'll come around Oh, my dear, do undress You look so different in those new clothes To impress someone you have never met I'm the one needing you I'm the one with no shoes So by the door you know I'll wait Oh, looking out the golden gate She yawns into the morning...
