Somewhere Along The Way

She went from table manners to tunnel vision to premature farewells
 With a restlessness reserved for those who believe in themselves
 She thought the world was hers, so she made sure it bent beneath her will
 She was as new and as ancient as the solar paneled hills
 She was certain she could take this town by storm
 The wonder of sound and light seeking a form
 But somewhere along the way
 The dots didn't all connect
 The promise became regrets
 Somewhere along the way
 The dream and the circumstance
 Continue their tortured dance
 Somewhere along the way
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 She was my lullaby personified, my vision in the mist
 But her contacts were all promoters and a westside therapist
 The 5 a.m's, the worried friends the parting of her lips
 But I needed to witness someone wrestle with what it means to just exist
 How her only plan in life was getting lost
 How she took me to the edge and made me watch
 But somewhere along the way
 The running just lost it's fun
 It happens to everyone
 Somewhere along the way
 Her trail became too obscure
 But that was her signature
 She would talk about letting go, I guess I didn't understand
 Giving over to the currents that were there since time began
 And on a long drive from El Paso to the Pacific Ocean cliffs
 I finally felt connected to the continental drift
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 But somewhere along the way I started to smile again
 I don't remember when
 Somewhere along the way
 Things will turn out just fine
 I know it's true this time
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 Somewhere along the way