"Are you single?" She inquired
The girl with a beer in each hand
"Yes" the lie came out so easily
The way it has for so many years
A chance meeting, in a field far away
My first time, her twenty fifth
The Crows and the Monkeys
My only reason for being here
"Will you still be here when I get back?
This beer I have to deliver
My brother is inside waiting
Whilst we dance around each other out here."
The second lie followed as easily as the first
"Of course" as I melted into the crowd
It wasn't long before you found me
My hiding places transparent to you
Maybe you could see through my lies
And that's what intrigued you?
No, I'm not single
Not while I'm married to grief
For a life that had come and gone
And left me as empty as a shell on a beach
A great sadness fills my life
A constant companion, my wife
We spend all our time together
Every day we tear each other apart
No, I'm not just leading you on
I'm hiding something, that much you can tell
I'm hiding so many things
My life a living hell
But here I am free
Here I play a part
I'm the person I would be
If we could all have a new start
"Do you dance?" She asked me
Again came the lie
Not sure what this one was for
Maybe your expectation was too high.
I dance like there's no-one watching
No-one can prove if I do
Do I dance? There's just one person who can decide that
I'll leave the answer to you.
"Will you kiss me?", the intrigue had grown too much
This man of mystery,
Of brooding emotion,
Of life unexplored
Of course I'll kiss you, but only when I'm sure
Sure that this will mean something
Not just a passing in a far away land
My memories enslave me
Am I sure I want you on my hands?
I came here to express freedom
Much practised throughout the year
I came to meet people
To push back my deepest fears
In that darkness you found me
The girl with the extra beer.
