Backwards and Forwards

[Verse 1]

Craze my hair and shine my shoes

And kiss the kiss that I could lose

And I looked at what I have

And I have one wish

And I looked back in your eyes

There were two words

Backwards and forwards

[Verse 2]

Here lies the essence of my peers

Handshakes, hellos and golden years

See it smiling through its teeth

It's the whore who has to die

Unhappy, underneath

And it's long learned not to show its

Get backwards or forwards

[Bridge]

How come when I'm gone I get the blues?

Or something special that I might confuse

With getting gifts I'm not at liberty to use

It's cold to the touch and older than I know

And when the world's with me too much

I say she comes and then it goes

[Verse 3]

Could completeness still appeal

To one who thinks what he should feel?

And it stares me in the face

And holds me speechless

And I look back in your eyes

See your eyes gaze

See your eyes gaze into mine

Forever

Forever