Sigh

And so at last i can look

Peeking through wired

And crisscross fingers

At these marks that we made

Knife blade deep in the wood

We thought we'd marked our names

To last through all the years

A record of our aspirations

We'd come back and look

When our joints didn't work

I never used to understand why my father sighed

These plants smile at me now

I wish i could say i was old and wise

But bark has started to heal

Fading like breath on a window

I never used to understand why my father sighed

His once-a-year friends waved away...

I used to know the way back home

So i'd wander for days

I left a trail so i could find myself

But it faded away

And so i tell you this with an honesty

I'm not sure i understand

I'm paralyzed and terrified as i watch

These friends slip through my hands

And now i think i understand why my father sighed:

We tried so hard but we keep feeling dead inside

I used to know the way back home but the memory has gone

And when i tell you i'll be home again it's because i'm sure where i belong