Islington

London do you miss me?
cause sometimes i miss you
I flew half an ocean distance
looking for a place
Where i could walk among the instruments
and hear the bells at noon
There’s a man whose making violins
off Shaftesbury Avenue
New York do you remember me?
I used to run your pace
It’s hard to see america
with these buildings in your face
I used to high five every statue
when you kept me up til dawn
When you’re running for the subway
you trade a minute for a song
And I know
Things look better from far away
And I know
Sometimes you wake up in a different place
Columbus i am older now
I’ve gathered up the clues
Somewhere you’re inside of me and i’m still a part of you
There are poets in these strip malls
They’ve come to pay their dues
There’s men with golden voices
down on Parsons Avenue
San Francisco you keep falling
but the swaying makes you safe
Tucked into california
like a trough inside a wave
I will stay until I’m finished
I won’t leave until I’m done
When you’re living next to water
there is no where left to run
And I know
Things look better from far away
And I know
One day i’ll wake up in a different place