Among the Leaves

[Verse 1] A pillow lays on cold cement A blanket by a broken vent She's there a while and then she's gone I'm away for weeks, arrive at night She hears my steps, turns off the light and runs [Verse 2] No mind at all, more space than I need It's just me among the weeds Among the ghosts, among the leaves We've never met, but she's a girl Romance paper books, the floor is covered in long blonde curls [Chorus] On afternoons I walk the graves The rusted cars, the mineshaft caves See a girl sadly unkempt A child of neglect Under moons I pass the tombs Cross the highways, smell the fumes See a girl, frighteningly gaunt Somebody didn't want How do I tell her I don't care If she sleeps downstairs? [Verse 3] I see her on my errand runs Looking nervous like a young Mia Farrow Walk along the gas stops, window browsing pawn shops Guns, bows and arrows [Verse 4] Up on past the halfway house Past the signs, Eighty South Buttercup and Carrows Drinking Wild Irish Rose At the dead end of the road And sleeping with the sparrows [Chorus] When evening comes, I play guitar For the planets and the stars I leave the porch light on Like I do when I'm gone Winter, spring, summer, fall Basement's yours, have a ball There's always room for you there Really, baby, I don't care