The Roches Follow

What if your father has a stroke
When you are ten then sits like a rag doll
Wheelchair in the den
You start failing school
Breaking every rule
Pretty soon you're a bum

Then one day you meet a girl at first sight
You both stand speechless
In the hall through the night
What ever happened to her
There are traces of what she were
She wanted to be a nun

Both of you begin to cautiously
Whisper words, you sit together chirping
Little tiny love birds
Who knows what you said
If only you could touch her in bed
She certainly is the one

Time passes by and you ruin it
Before your eyes you are losing it
How can you get what you need from her
Now you become just a weed to her

I'm someone who loves you

That was years ago
Now the New Mexico hills
You sometimes describe to her
Heavy telephone bills, she lives way back east
Says can't you keep in touch at least
But you don't call her up

Deep in the heart of the life you live
Tenderly you treasure
Every kiss that you give
Don't think about her much
You kicked away that crutch
So you could walk alone

By now you know you can't ruin it
It's just that one day you stop doin' it
I'm someone who loves you!
I'm someone who loves you!