Scholar's Mate

If I can make my way back home again
Through one hundred miles of traffic
At least I can admire the rising moon
Impossible hues of pink and blue

And when I get there
When I get home to you
We'll make your favorite chicken noodle soup
With every vegan substitute
And I can show you
I can show you the scholar's mate
And no I won't take it easy on you
My chess game's distraction proof

I see another version of me
Different lane same haircut
United by the wavelike properties
Stopping and starting, waiting

And when I get there
When I get home to you
We'll let the cats roam free in the backyard
I know they're growing on you
And I can show you
I can show you the giant stupid sweatshirts
That I rocked when I was on tour
They used to keep me warm
But not anymore