took a midnight train headed way back east left behind some pain in hopes of finding some peace fortunately caught one bound for my old neighborhood either way between us it s good they re building a bridge links manhattan with the heartland it s called the california ridge the country needs to expand saw them lay the first stone it was made of wood either way between us it s good in an age of greys when wrong won t become right let s lift the haze and scale the heights set my shoulders straight took a deep breath this meeting i anticipate unlike impending death strode on to the platform and there you stood at worst between us it s good