I tripped up So much for my luck All around the capitol My arms were bare When I showed you where I got hurt and had my fill Still, I followed you Down the corridor Past the gateway to The secret garden All the springs turn to rivers And run into the sea Just like the vision Of me runnin' from me You loved me with hands That were fierce And I still had a thousand fears But we both had hands And so we held them And the fire in you never died Much of what I did was so contrived In the context of three hundred Cold miles Still, I walked with you parallel To the stone wall Outside your window As Lake Mendota Laps at the eager shore So you leaned up against me And the tangled web Behind the whipping shed Had to be pushed back With vicious swipes Thought I was steady as a rock And as clever as a fox Still, you crush me up And blind my eyes And it was crystal clear What you were doing here To make me fold my arms Lay down and die Still, I'm looking up Toward thirsty skies I am searching eager skies I am searching eager skies