The Hudson

from Life In The Metropole by State Forest

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When I arrived I called you but you left your phone in the bathroom
Slinking forward, I pushed through crumpled cans, empty guest rooms
A shadowy figure rests his hands on my shoulder
“Have you found who you’re after? Are you lost? Too sober?”

This is where you said that we would meet up
To park my car away a few blocks
Shuffled around thinking; this what I want?
Don’t dig a hole just to climb your way out
I remember thinking that I had enough time
With a shrinking interest in doing right
I could come up with yet another lie
Oh, I don’t mind

In the summer I looked forward to taking the train down to New York
The scores of people in full force
Come flooding the Grand Central concourse
A damp breeze over The Hudson.
Construction rumble and the gleam of new storefronts
Ripples in old herringbone sidewalks
I’m invisible even with my eyes up

I watched the planes as they were taking off
A frightened tourist with a parasol and
Waves against the battery wall
I grabbed my phone and started walking off
When I came to your front door
With groggy eyes and a cup full
of coffee made over a day ago
You asked “Where’d you go?”

I’ve crossed this bridge over a million times
It seems longer on a cold night
I did only what I thought was right
We share regrets but I own mine
Keep holding out for another one
or sit around until you get some
I can’t imagine all the things I've done
Yet, I’m the one

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from Life In The Metropole, released April 11, 2022

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