The Other Side

Through the lips of passerby's I found the other side And you didn't know what to do In my grief of younger days I wanted to run away From the ones that seemed to know me best The further I seem to move away The longer I seem to want to stay Close to you Close to you Now I'm here and by myself Shaken by my brash handouts Words wrapped in glacial intonation You gave me life you gave me breath Let me do what I do best Jump from town to town And never quit, but I quit The further I seem to move away The longer I seem to want to stay Close to you Close to you With iron I will stand for you The further I seem to move away The longer I seem to want to stay Close to you Close to you Close to you Close to you What if I wake up and I'm lying on a cloud? What if I only just figured out? I don't believe in candles lighting up my room But I do --- The Other Side - Kirsten Ludwig