Overture

By now you've reached the turnpike
 I know you so well
 From the hills the park at night
 Waves the beach farewell
 Read my message scrawled in light
 I guess you can tell
 I hear what you're saying
 But here's my chance to weigh in
 And tell you all the things I know
 Like two weeks are not a lifetime
 But it's all the time I'll need to show
 Maybe it's me that's not right
 But this is how things always go
 Where I come from
 Could you see the plans I was making
 Ever since you got home
 The well-lit undertaking
 A monument to show
 That here is the fire I've been saving
 In the time I've spent alone
 When you left the last time
 You never even knew
 That every chance I had to call
 Was swallowed up by what I thought
 So when you came back home
 I swore I'd make this subtle overture
 I know what you're thinking
 And your resolve is breaking now
 I'll tell you what you need to know
 And two weeks will be a lifetime
 With me inside to feed the show
 And maybe it's me that's not right
 But this is how it's supposed to go
 Where I come from