i was walking home in the red night zone i had a pair of flowers you had pegs on the back of your bike it was almost the morning hour i said come with me to the carnival we can sneak in when the power goes out we can sit real still in the bumper carts and see what its all about to be safe from the crashing day we can be safe from everything you caught my eye in the fun house near you look so pretty even like that you held my hand while i held my tongue and blushed beneath my baseball cap you said we ve all got monsters under our bed and under our skin as well we can hold them in the corners of our little shame or bring them to show and tell just know your safe to tell me anything you are so safe to tell me anything lying in the grass by the ferris wheel i saw a train i knew we could catch so we ran through the streets and the parking lot and we caught that train as we caught our breath and we rode through the hills and the silo fields i knew my heart had no fire escape but i stood in your lightning like a sycamore tree love is a risk you have to take i feel safe to risk everything i feel safe to risk everything