Staging a Coupe
Bereft of initiation
Sitting without judgment
Knowing we are young
Knowing we have nothing
And then you said let's stage
A coupe
Who was I to
Or what was I to
Do
And then I said okay let's
Stage a Coupe
In puffed up elegance we tried
In paranoia you shucked and retreated
And disappeared back into
What we used to call our home
Discouraged we
Tried and failed to
Stage a coupe
But it made us who we are when
We failed, but we
Won ourselves
Free, Free, Free
And I love you, too
A lonely boy I am
Please understand:
I have witnessed all you've done and I
Want to know how I can help
I don't want to judge
I just want to be here when you turn around
To give you a hug
To smile and say, “Welcome”
Because this is your home, too
Just as much as mine
Welcome and be what you are
Do what you do
Join me in embracing the impossible
And seeing what we can do
Limitations exist in the mind, only, I say
And I know you believe it, too
Especially in moments when you can laugh at
Obstacles you conquered
There are so many
I roll you a cigarette and smile
I'll do as you do
You'll be my number one fan
We can be hand and hand
I'll gently let you be my woman
I'm fragile, too
For as long as we desire
Knowing we can come and leave, too
We embrace the impossible
We shrug our shoulders and spill our secrets
We can't be all bad, eh?
We are just like you
Life goes on, child, love yourself
You're just you
I'm not leaving you
I'm here because you're my buddy
And I love you, too