I walk a street near my own Two blocks away to the south A girl with pink hair walks her labrador A younger man watches her mouth I listen to Yo Yo Ma Which alters what I see In the carnival The swan swims across the strings Now they are three yards away She wraps the leash 'round her wrist I wonder if they will smile at me No, they do not seem to notice There is a new house ahead A carpenter in the frame He offers me a grin I lift my hand and wave I breathe a what-if into my lungs A dream of this being the end My last day, last passing strangers And I find it all makes sense All the flowering weeds Rise to greet me Forgiving what they have seen My former apathy La da da da La da da da da da da La da da da La da da da da da da La da da da La da da da da da da La da da da dum I am a bird on her way home Somewhere beyond your reach I am no longer unconscious And I miss you already