He stands by the sign Where the railway has been Thinkin' of how he's gonna fix things again And he wishes for the power To go back to when His life used to be serene. And she leans over the bathtub steam Thinking how things aren't quite as they seem And she feels her face And the texture of her skin Still even, soft and young. She says: "You break my troubles in two They're smaller now, but twice as many" "And I hand them on to you. ...Still you go back inside To feed all the lonely ones" As morning falls across thresholds and floors One is still awake, giving up on the chores Of a new day On a new stage The grand opening Of the rest of a lifetime.