The Walls of Michigan

Someone told me she was out in Colorado
Painting the skies
And cutting ties to me
But I hope she knows that when the sun it draws her shadow that
It’s pointing back
To good ol’ Pontiac
Where the sidewalks crack
And the smoke is black
And the hearts attack
When the train’s on track
And she won’t come back

Maybe the mountains had the fresh air that she needed
To fill her lungs
With words unsung
Or maybe she left because she wanted to be treated
A little bit older
And a little bit colder
And when I tried to hold her
I got cold shoulder
Even when I told her
To stay away from Boulder
Maybe my time with her was only a placeholder

But I
Am stuck within the walls of Michigan
And I
Don’t know if I’m gettin’ out again

Someone told me she had fallen for a boy there and
She followed him down
To a small town
But I always knew that she was born to be a city girl and
I said we’d go
Out to Chicago
And play in the snow
And take things slow
And even though
We didn’t have dough
Rich we’d live
And old we’d grow

And I
Am stuck within the walls of Michigan
And I
Don’t know if I’m gettin’ out again
She could be anywhere right now
I agonize of days when she was mine
But I
Imagine she is somewhere doing fine

Someone told me she was out in Colorado
Painting the skies
And cutting ties to me