do you know the fastest road to take me to my home i just wanna be there for the long december snow i may never see the lines the lines may never show after turning tables time is telling me to go light along and burn ahead i m breaking like the sea my bed is boxing like a coffin fast asleep and dreary there are things we ll never learn and never understand my heart is like a bowling ball so heavy in my hand and still i hope to kiss you when we re 70 years old 16 years ago the place was forest overgrown you pointed to the parking lot that used to be my home the sun is like a tether ball that s ready to implode the prophet burning in my mind is loosening her hold and it seems i m still here you have got me madly dear bound by all the things we said we wish would stay but sure enough we ll row row row your boat gently down the stream merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream row row row your boat gently down the stream merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream row row row your boat gently down the stream merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream