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the lights of Virginia
The brightness of the lights in Virginia
are too bright to stand
Is too intense to endure
so she's walking home
Therefore, she is heading home
with a new life in her hands
Carrying a new life or hope
past the dead end streets
Past streets that have no outlet
and run down plans
And plans that have deteriorated
she's got a good one
She has a good reason or purpose
to follow a man
To follow a man
she swears that he's different
She strongly believes he is different
he's not like the rest
He stands out from the others
he sings in the kitchen
He sings while in the kitchen
he's good with the kids
He is good at dealing with children
a few good years then it starts to hit
After a few good years, reality sets in
she put it all in but he's calling it quits
She invested everything but he wants to end it
so i've given up on believing
I've lost faith in the idea
that everybody gets a chance
That everyone gets an opportunity
and i don't understand
I can't comprehend
why she does it to herself
Why she subjects herself to it
when she knows how it ends
When she's aware of the inevitable outcome
still i wouldn't trade it
Nevertheless, I wouldn't exchange it
this thing that we do
This particular thing we share or experience
just know
Just acknowledge
it's a feeling that i never knew
It's an emotion I had never felt before
i'm slow
I might be slow
but you're patiently walking me through
But you're patiently guiding me
when we talk
When we have conversations
in the dark of your room
In the darkness of your room
i try to be in it
I strive to be present
and cry, but i can't
I attempt to cry, but I fail
you just cut me open
You expose my vulnerabilities
saying that's what i am
Saying that's my essence or nature
i'm betting my fate on a line in your hand
I'm placing my destiny on the line of fate you hold
it finally feels like a good place to land
Finally, it feels like a stable place to settle
but i've grown up on the feeling
I've grown accustomed to the sensation
of falling to my knees again
Of repeatedly falling and hitting my knees
so i don't understand
I can't comprehend
why we do it to ourselves
Why we subject ourselves to this cycle
when we know how it ends
When we're fully aware of the predictable outcome
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