Simon’s ahead by a full step
He doesn’t know it
Can’t get to sleep for it’s his dreams
He’s been avoiding
Karma come quick, move so swift
Holding him hostage, but keeping him honest
Josie’s behind, on her own time
She’s in no hurry
Can’t kick it in, in a tailspin
Every morning
Drunkenly loud, always putting her foot
In the mouth of the moment
Hey come down from there
Asking why you’re swimming alone
In the nighttime
Somewhere along, Simon took ‘hold
His awareness
Jumped out of bed with the rules and the pledge
To scrap feelings
Cradled a thought, reaching out to have sought
Some true meaning
Josie awoke to what she had supposed
Was a nightmare
Settling in to somewhere that’d been familiar
Josie couldn’t speak, she couldn’t feel her feet
A light in her eyes as the doctors sympathize
And it makes you think
Of faces down at Brick Street
Reaching out behind a smile
Haven’t seen her in a while
Content just to be around
In the company of downtown
credits
from Bootleg Royale,
released March 19, 2021
Music and lyrics by Kyle Enneking
Recorded at Easthall Recording in Fayetteville, AR