Birthday cake waits in the fridge frosted
Downy flakes turn greasy where the wipers
crossed
You go first, I bring the bags
Of useless things and colorless rags
Life started the week in this room
This is where life ends it
When the shine comes off it
You’ll never look at it the same again
Love deepens from a chain to a ring
When you give all that’s all you lose
Tired doctor from faraway lands
Fingerprints on eyebrows from his bloodied
hands
I lead you away clutching your purse
Containing a jewel greater than this world’s
worth
This movie started in color
Now the only one left is red
When the shine comes off it
You’ll never see it the same again
Love hardens from a pearl to a ruby
When you give all that’s all you lose
We roll out to the ocean
Where the grey waves crash and run
Leave mother’s car cradled into a snowdrift
You lead me to the end of the cliff
Don’t need hats or coats
When inside is colder than out
When the shine comes off it
You’ll never see it the same again
Love softens from colors to grey
When you give all that’s all you lose
24 hours later at my family’s place
No one knows sees anything behind the smile
on your face
It’s none of their business anyways
This family of two is where it will stay
The greatest gift we have is each other
We’ll keep giving until the end
