Waiting In The Weeds

It's coming on the end of August
 Another summer's promise almost gone
 And though I heard some wise man say
 That every dog will have his day
 He never mentioned that these dog days get so long
 I don't know when I realized the dream was over
 Well, there was no particular hour, no given day
 You know it didn't go down in flame
 There was no final scene, no frozen frame
 I just watched it slowly fade away
 I've been waiting in the weeds
 Waiting for my time to come around again
 And hope is floating on the breeze
 Carrying my soul high up above the ground
 And I've been keeping to myself
 Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing
 Even though you're with somebody else
 He'll never love you like I do
 I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows
 While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage
 If finding love is just a dance
 Proximity and chance
 You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade
 And I've been waiting in the weeds
 Waiting for the dust to settle down along the
 Back roads running through the fields
 Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town
 And I imagine sunlight in your hair
 You're at the county fair
 You're holding hands and laughing
 And now the Ferris wheel has stopped
 You're swinging on the top suspended there with him
 And he's the darling of the chic
 The flavor of the week is melting
 Down your pretty summer dress
 Baby, what a mess you're making
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 I've been stumbling through some dark places
 Now I'm following the plow
 I know I've fallen out of your good graces
 It's alright now
 I've been waiting in the weeds
 Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the
 Wild birds scattering the seeds
 Answering the calling of the tide's eternal tune
 The phases of the moon, the chambers of the heart
 The ebb and dart of small gray spiders spinning in the dark
 In spite of all the times the web is torn apart
 And I've been waiting in the weeds (waiting in the weeds)
 Waiting for the time to come around again
 And hope is floating on the breeze (floating on the breeze)
 Carrying my soul high up above the ground
 And I've been keeping to myself (keeping to myself)
 Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing
 Even though you're with somebody else (with somebody else)
 He'll never love you like I do