gaining ground

when i was 18 i took in a runaway
she crawled into my bed on the 7th day
i played her music and i cooked her food
i did everything i thought i should
i let her sleep late and i paid her way
then her dad showed up one day

well she had grown up she had grown up fast
she could say with out crying nothing ever lasts
she seems like a dream to me
did that really happen

the stones are on the radio
down stairs to mikes i just want to go
find that water bed and sink right in
begin to begin again

for fear of choking on you
for fear of something new
it tears me apart and pushes me away
i hope that i will bend
you know that i have been mistaken ive been down on my knees
but i never have forsaken
all that has been given to me

i heard my exwife talking to my neighbor
about her new boy friend
she said she is so used to taking care of others
he is taken care of me instead
i felt a little funny
cause i knew she was talking about me
thats not the way i remember it
no i dont remember it to be that way
every body said i should be out on my own’
i cry you a river avery time i sleep alone
i look at my feet in the morning
and wonder where they are bound
i should be picking flowers
i should be gaining ground