Following Every Finger

I remember one day you said you'd leave for a while

I thought, some people should never smile

I thought, what a spot you've put her in

But the realness of each answer was put in question by each grin

It was a goodbye off a television

You talked full and fast with no scenes of indecision

Full and fast, your defense against her grief

If your mind was on a mission it was a mission of relief

And oh, you're out following every finger

Oh, to still a doubt but still it linger

You just have to be an animal to hear her overtones

Through the letters and through the phones

You've been on that trail like a cause of birth

Not to have what you track down but to find out what it's worth

And oh, even big girls cry

You kept evidence so clean, all that soap hurts her eyes

You kept evidence so clean it might have slipped your mind

The knot was small but the knot was tight

And oh, you're out following every finger

Oh, to still a doubt but still it linger

You just have to be an animal to feel her overtones

Through the letters and through the phones

You've been on that trail like a cause of birth

Not to have what you track down but to find out what it's worth

And it's so tough keeping every time fair

Just to love once without having to care

Just to love once without cracking the spell

And relaxing into a pleasure that you know so well

And oh, you're out following every finger

Oh, to still a doubt but still it linger

You just have to be an animal to hear her overtones

Through the letters and through the phones

You've been on that trail

Oh, you've been on that trail

You've been on that trail since you were born

Not to have what you track down but to find out how it's worn

Landing only when your wings hurt

You're out following every finger