Safety Net

Pieces of a broken heart,

They lead back to a shaky start,

That me and you could not resist,

You broke the bridge and then put up a fence.

You played your childish games,

For fame,

Dropping stupid names.

You wanna play the piano,

You want to write a new book,

You want to be on Broadway,

Crushed your friends and family,

With every step that you took,

Climbing off the ground,

Long way to fall down,

I hope your get it all,

Cause there's no one here to break your fall.

Looking through our old scrapbook,

The poetry and pics you took,

Of tripping across the USA,

Getting lost in a maze of hay.

Coast to coast with mix CDs,

Those are all just faded memories,

They just get in the way,

Besides nothing gold can stay.

I learned to play the piano,

I finally wrote a book,

Never made it to Broadway,

But every hand I shook,

Never let me down,

I am standing on solid ground,

And you’re going no where,

Tell me why do I still care?

High as kite in the sky,

You clipped your wings

And learned to fly,

I stood back and let you free,

Tell me what is left

for you to be.

I am not your safety net,

Live long enough

And people will forget,

How you used those who followed.

No one plays the piano,

No one prints any books,

Everyone down on Broadway

All your friends are just crooks.

You traded all of us down,

For an evening on the town,

Are you getting your share?

Or just enough for cab fair?