Well, once I knew a railway girl...
Dark girl, dark girl it kills me so
to watch you so afraid.
You know that you've been real to those,
and realness should be paid.
Her eyes gone wide, alive she cried
"Does pleasure ever last?"
We live to see, but patiently
I beg you please don't ask.
She took me in despite my sins,
Fed me tea and such.
And as she fell just like a child
I crumbled 'neath her touch.
I held my breath and appeared to weep
at the fragments of my brain.
See, each day's but a moment, lad.
I fail hard to regain
to watch you so afraid.
You know that you've been real to those,
and realness should be paid.
Her eyes gone wide, alive she cried
"Does pleasure ever last?"
We live to see, but patiently
I beg you please don't ask.
She took me in despite my sins,
Fed me tea and such.
And as she fell just like a child
I crumbled 'neath her touch.
I held my breath and appeared to weep
at the fragments of my brain.
See, each day's but a moment, lad.
I fail hard to regain