Syracuse (Live at Bandito's, Virginia City, MT, August, 2009)

Well you proved that you could do it

Guess they didn't have the faith

A bit surprised that you got through it

But now they've given up the chase

And just how far can you go

And just how fast can you run

Well I suppose you'll let them know

When you got your running done

So you left your angel wings

And they kept your innocence

Just like every other spring

When you went over the fence

And you dearly miss your family

And they were praying everyday

That you'd come back to your senses

And somehow they can make you stay

They grab your legs, grab your eyes

They'd do anything to keep you baby

Well somewhere there's a girl

And they say she's got your eyes

They may never gaze upon you

But you know bloodlines never lie

And if she ever gets the pictures

Or the letters meant for her

Well maybe she'll forgive you

But you really can't be sure

She's got your legs; she's got your eyes

She'd do anything to meet you baby

But you fight it on your own

You swim against the tide that's always pulling you

Back home to Syracuse

And you send your mama flowers

On every Mother's Day

Or maybe on her birthday

Or the day she passed away

And now you're decades apart

But she's not going anywhere

And you know deep down in your heart

That one day you'll join her there

You've got her legs; you've got her eyes

She'd do anything to see you happy

But you fight it on your own

You swim against the tide that's always pulling you

And you feel it in your bones

You see it with your eyes, your struggle to get loose

From your home in Syracuse

Well it seems summer's ending

And it gets shorter every year

And a cold October's waiting

To remind you of the tears