Taken To Tualatin

Oh my little friend

You turned the corner before me

But you're still playing in my mind

As I face this new reality

The wind rattles at the door

And I thought that you had returned

Fools me every time

Oh, I wonder if I'll ever learn?

Couldn't put it into words

But it was always understood

Loved me with a strength

That only an Olympian could

Thinking of the day

Who's night I thought would never come

Chew it over in my mind

And blow it like it's bubblegum

Lonely sentry

Will you still be watching from the stars?

Pink metal heart

Standing on my own

I'm scattered like a bowling pin

When they told me on the phone

You'd been taken to Tualatin

Later in the day

The shadows frame my evening walk

While I'm searching for something

In the streets I thought I knew before

Lonely sentry

Can you still see me from where you are?

Pink metal heart

Oh Gracie

Stay with me

And protect us still