Some suburban afternoonnI rode down Ashley to the tracksnHoped the train would come by soonnBut you came and called me back innWinter, Spring, Summer, FallnHalloween is best of allnWith grass so high, streets so longnIt takes forever to get homenIn the kitchen after darknOn a hot, late summer's nightnFans revolve and dogs they barknMoths are drawn by candle lightnScreen doors slam, street lights go onnMothers call their children homenKnow who I am and where I'm fromnAnd I know I'll soon be goingnBeyond the fence, rivers flownRain and sun, ice and snownThrough streets so wide, days so longnIt takes forever to get homenBetween the river and the railnSkin and bone, tooth and nailnWith hopes so high, years so longnIt takes forever to get homenSome suburban afternoonnI rode down Ashley to the tracksnHoped the train would come by soonnBut you came and called me backnCame and called me backnBut you came and called me backn