I WISH THAT I COULD LACE MY SHOESTRINGS UP TO MY KNEES
AND RUN A MILLION MILES AWAY FROM HERE
MAYBE I COULD FIND COMFORT UNDER A PALM TREE IN SUNNY HAWAII
OR WALK BAREFOOTED ON THE SHORES OF AFRICA
SOMEWHERE I WANT TO BE LOST IN A SEA OF STRANGERS ONLY TO
BE GREETED WITH A
SMILE
I CAN NOT LOSE MYSELF WITHIN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO
BECAUSE EVERY STEP I MAKE, EVERY TURN I TWIST
I SEE HIM
IN THE CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALK
AND WITHIN THE SPILLS OF SORROW NEXT TO THE EMPTY WHISKEY BOTTLES
I HEAR HIS LAUGHTER FROM THE SOBBING CHILD WHO CRIES
AND I SMELL HIS SCENT WITHIN THE URBAN FOG
HE HAS PENETRATED LAYERS OF MY WORLD DEEPER THE DEPTHS OF HELL
AND I NEED TO RID MY SOUL OF HIS EXISTENCE
BECAUSE THE SAD REALITY IS THAT HE NEVER LOVED ME
YES, HE LOVED THE ATTENTION THAT WAS SHOWERED UPON HIM
AND THE KISSES PLANTED IN SECRET PLACES
HE LOVED THE SOFT STROKES AT 2OOAM WHEN DESIRE DANCED IN MY EYES
AND HE LOVED THE FACT THAT I LOVED HIM
BUT HE NEVER LOVED ME
YET HE WHISPERED THE WORDS TO ME AS SOFTLY AS LYRICAL MELODIES SUNG BY
BABYFACE
BUT HE WAS COMMITTED TO NOT BEING COMMITTED TO ME
I NEED TO RUN AWAY FROM HIS MEMORY
BUT HIS NAME IS WRITTEN IN MY HISTORY
AND ALL I CAN DO IS CRY RAINSTORMS OVER THIS MAN THAT..
NEVER LOVED?
HE LOVED BUT HE NEVER LOVED ME
I KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDST OF THIS PAIN
THAT THE SUN WILL SHINE AGAIN
BUT TO LOVE THE WAY I HAVE LOVED
ALL I WANT TO DO IS LACE UP MY SHOESTRINGS TO MY KNEES AND RUN A MILLION
MILES AWAY FROM HERE
MAYBE FIND COMFORT IN THE WINE VINEYARD ON THE CALIFORNIA'S SHORES
OR CLIMB THE AZTEC SCULPTURES IN MEXICO
I HAVE TO GO
BECAUSE I CAN NOT LOSE MYSELF IN CHICAGO
BECAUSE EVERY STEP I MAKE, EVERY TURN I TWIST
I SEE HIM
AND I AM REMINDED OF MY PAIN
