The Three Streets

Verse 1

First street, the roof it keeps its weather for me the storm knows the way in the way I know the way back I tell her the numbers she holds the gate post

Chorus

She leans against the gate post and holds it the way the dark holds the street

Verse 2

Second street, the pension it shrinks like a coat the cold keeps fitting the numbers get lighter she hears the arithmetic she leans and holds it

Chorus

She leans against the gate post and holds it the way the dark holds the street

Verse 3

Third street, the daughter I say her name to the dark say it again, say it plainer the way you say a thing to a door she leans and she holds it she does not ask

Chorus

She leans against the gate post and holds it the way the dark holds the street

Outro

Round again the moon comes with us three streets, one dog, one man the gate posts keep their weather she leans against the gate post and holds