When the switch turns on, she can't stop it,
feeling all swayed and keeps losing some.
She's thinking about
making appointments
and I'm hoping that she'll just snap out of it.
I sleep over at her apartment after I finish my evening shift.
She wants to leave the escarpment
and she's hoping I can take you here.
When we can't hear each other,
she tells me it's all right.
So carve your name on the family tree,
show me the roots of your bloodline.
I walk lightly when I'm around her,
counting months left on the lease.
I know she's got precious feathers,
so I tiptoe to keep at peace.
When we can't hear each other,
she tells me it's all right.
So carve your name on the family tree,
show me the roots of your bloodline.
We hit the road for a couple of weeks and it happened again.
You're a poster from the 1950s,
but you lost another 10.
You hate being alone,
but you know I might not be here in a couple of years.
If I wasn't here in a couple of years.
When we can't hear each other,
she tells me it's all right.
So carve your name on the family tree,
show me the roots of your bloodline.
Our love was like no other,
it turned me inside out.
So carve your name on the family tree,
show me the roots of your bloodline.