sister cities

the moon is hanging low over the central station

i watch the buses leave in silence

bound for foreign distant places

the andes hold me close; a mothers only son

i feel weightless in the valley like i'm everywhere at once

i'm laying low

a stray dog in the street

you took me home

we're sister cities

i'm laying low

a stray dog in the street

you took me home

we're sister cities

we came here abandoned. an old brick faced apartment

rusted swing set in the courtyard like the one that i was born in

and i'm guarded like i'm wounded

my first instinct's always run

i wanna turn to steam

i wanna call it off

i want a light in the dark

i wanna swallow the sun

i'm laying low

a stray dog in the street

you took me home

we're sister cities

i'm laying low

a stray dog in the street

you took me home

i was just mange and skin and bone

you took me into your home

kept warm on a blanket from your worn out winter coat

i'm laying low

a stray dog in the street

you took me home

we're sister cities

i'm laying low

a stray dog in the street

you took me home

we're sister cities

we're sister cities