A Fix Back East

Tarbox Ramblers

Compositor: Michael Tarbox

It's hard to know, harder to accept,
The pain that we've caused
And to see, for all our regret,
We'll never ease the loss

Night falls, memory returns;
I trace each hour that's passed
Forsaken loves call my name and claim me
As their own at last

I need a world that's turning, I need a world that's burning,
I need a world not fade away

I threw my troubles overboard,
They sank beneath the waves
Somewhere forever, far from the shore,
They're sleeping in their grave

Can't stand a surprise - I've seen the world through your eyes -
I learned to live with the beast
My heart's exploding and I'm expecting less;
There's a fix on me in the east

I need a world that's turning, I need a world that's burning,
I need a world not fade away

The phone rings twice, I pick it up;
He says "Is she there now?"
"Who's this?" I ask, he says "I think you know..."
I hang up - she's gone anyhow.

Outside the air is sweet, the water so still,
Honeysuckle's on the vine
People say there's a heaven somewhere -
I know I'll make it mine

I need a world that's turning, I need a world that's burning,
I need a world not fade away