Paper Trails

C G Am i’ve gone as far as i can go F G C the rest you must do alone F G with your pants around your knees C A7 you said "don’t leave me please" F G C but this is as far as i can go C G Am and so i swivel on my heel F G C and soon the green becomes the grey F G now that my sister’s cleaned my car C A7 i can depart from where you are F i never liked the country anyway C G F the birds , they steal things from my sleep F G C they sing the promises i couldn’t keep C G Am last night i dreamed my alphabet F G C out of my voice , all pretty plastic shapes F G muted microphones C A7 turned in my hands to ice cream cones F and the silence was all syrupy , all candy , tarts and cake C G F the sad curl and shine of baby spit F G C and a secret trail that leaves beyond a tick C G F oh , the sad curl and smear of baby spit F G C i said "yes" but i did not agree to this C G Am last night i dreamed of paper trails F G C dolls without faces joined infinitely with fingerless arms F G C A7 blank as the air was dead and sound is chasing the stillness all around F is choking the vibrations F C G F beady little tales of sewing needles and a ball of string F G C tear them apa - aart and make them sing C G F of sewing needles and ball of string F G C my useless heart , a wedding ring C G Am apologies are boring and they’re trite F G C but if desired , i will see what i can find F G as soon as the concrete comes into view C A7 pencil to paper we’ll move for you F squeeze our time together to lines and lines and lines of fifty words F across the page F G Am big decision all contained in a phrase C G Am i know i promised you all along F G C forgive me please , for i cannot