Soft Line

One smile is a lot to ask
 From a city known for glass
 And for all of the trains that pass
 Five for every hour
 That look is a rule of thumb
 Lapping up against the doors of sun
 Isn't that where the sin comes from
 That lies beside the sea
 Watch out or the sun will set
 On the picture we tried to paint
 On the story of why we met
 The maker or the man
 So light up with a golden blaze
 But it's as empty as any maze
 And they sure build 'em high these days
 You wonder, were you kind?
 See none of this was mine
 I knew that almost all the time
 That I took a soft line
 With you
 A good plan can be hard to find
 Here you can choose from a dozen lines
 But they all run on railroad time
 So everyone agrees
 But sometimes it's a shorter walk
 Miss the station, miss the talk
 And miss the opening door you locked
 And look the other way
 See none of this was mine
 I knew that almost all the time
 That I took a soft line
 With you
 Time to stay alone
 We didn't really know
 Well let the record show
 That I did know