Bubblegum

Dug your shoulder into mine To see if I was there Constellated candles trapped a ghost in Union Square A sea of street novenas We had names for every one That one's Gabriel That one's Bubblegum There's Another One We were children Handed fire We were someone's only friend So protected We conspired To never be alone again A basement floor in Annadale A Lincoln Center dorm My future spoke in fits & starts And never sounded sure 'Til it announced itself in Sunset Park On 33rd & 4th I was scared In my head: "You're not ready yet" We were children Handed fire We were someone's only friend So protected We conspired To never be alone again But you waited, knowing better You just let me spin From the ashes to the altar To your door again That one's Gabriel That one's Bubblegum There's Another One We were children Handed fire We were someone's only friend So protected We conspired To never be alone again But you waited, knowing better You just let me spin From the ashes to the altar Never be alone again