Detroit City Streets
Tight fitted T-shirts,
Eyes that shot straight through me,
A face that knew hurt,
And a smile that made my heart bleed.
He was the devil to my sin,
And the drug that sucked me in.
He was those Detroit city streets
And every single heartbeat
Pulsing inside of me,
Remembering the best of me.
The smoke of burning cigarettes
Tangled in the air,
Conversing over dream pipettes
And all the reasons life wasn't fair.
He spun stories more intricate
Than a spider's lovely web.
Words flowed like honey droplets
Into a stream that ebbed and ebbed.
He was the eyes
That picked apart my soul to look inside.
He was all the tears I cried,
The place that I could hide.
Hands laced in mine,
Warm, dancing on my skin,
A thousand feelings intertwined,
Heart racing deep within.
He was the voice,
That beautiful noise,
That made me feel again,
Determined for a better amen.
The dream that outweighed the nightmare,
A necessity as great as air,
The machine that kept me breathing,
The face that kept me believing.
For awhile, he was my everything.
Eyes that shot straight through me,
A face that knew hurt,
And a smile that made my heart bleed.
He was the devil to my sin,
And the drug that sucked me in.
He was those Detroit city streets
And every single heartbeat
Pulsing inside of me,
Remembering the best of me.
The smoke of burning cigarettes
Tangled in the air,
Conversing over dream pipettes
And all the reasons life wasn't fair.
He spun stories more intricate
Than a spider's lovely web.
Words flowed like honey droplets
Into a stream that ebbed and ebbed.
He was the eyes
That picked apart my soul to look inside.
He was all the tears I cried,
The place that I could hide.
Hands laced in mine,
Warm, dancing on my skin,
A thousand feelings intertwined,
Heart racing deep within.
He was the voice,
That beautiful noise,
That made me feel again,
Determined for a better amen.
The dream that outweighed the nightmare,
A necessity as great as air,
The machine that kept me breathing,
The face that kept me believing.
For awhile, he was my everything.