Somewhere Along The Way

She went from table manners to tunnel vision to premature farewells

With a restlessness reserved for those who believe in themselves

She thought the world was hers so she made sure it bent beneath her will

She was as new and as ancient as the solar paneled hills

She was certain she could take this town by storm

The wonder of sound and light seeking a form

But somewhere along the way

The dots didn’t all connect

The promise became regrets

Somewhere along the way

The dream and the circumstance

Continue their tortured dance

Somewhere along the way

She was my lullaby personified, my vision in the mist

But her contacts were all promoters and a westside therapist

The 5ams, the worried friends, the parting of her lips

But I needed to witness someone wrestle with what it means to just exist

How her only plan in life was getting lost

How she took me to the edge and made me watch

But somewhere along the way

The running just lost it’s fun

It happens to everyone

Somewhere along the way

Her trail became too obscure

But that was her signature

She would talk about letting go - I guess I didn’t understand

Giving over to the currents that were there since time began

And on a long drive from El Paso to the Pacific Ocean cliffs

I finally felt connected to the continental drift

But somewhere along the way

I started to smile again

I don’t remember when

Somewhere along the way

Things will turn out just fine

I know it’s true this time