Elaine

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Walking by the earth stops at your feet

Why can’t you be with me?

But could you be

I thought that I thought of everything

Every song I sing

Can’t you see?

But nothing ever changes, and nothing stays the same

I can’t pretend to understand Elaine

My sheltered life inside my sheltered state

The challenge far too late

And attacks me

Troubled days are sure to pass the time

I picture you as mine

To relax me

But nothing ever changes, and nothing stays the same

I can’t pretend to understand Elaine—Elaine

They say you’re a figment of my mind

Cruel just to be kind

So condescending

They say I should leave you far behind

Never, never, never, never, never, never, never

‘cause life is just a stage, love, and we all play the part

And some could claim that I’m insane for art

But nothing ever changes, and nothing stays the same

I can’t pretend to understand Elaine