The fog slipped through the Gates as they were yawning Advanced across the lawn but Never reached the house because The lights came on And split it right in two The gravel made way For shoes that were muddy Shoes that somebody Got himself the day before To impress the woman he was coming to The waves rushed to meet The banks of his own sea There was no one before you There was no one before me The rust was cast From the door as it was opened It sounded like a casket But the wind picked up and mashed it Who knows which sound was meant to make it through The frost framed the window Making it hard to look at him But that didn't matter Sometimes you know how things will end Sometimes you know when someone's in the room The fight embraced The great old tree There was no one before you, there was no one before me There was no one before oyu, there was no one before me