Old Photograph - Belasco

They

They were tied to the infinite heart

Of the us, faded empty town

And, and as they fought

Where their image of fate

Hand in hand as they ran

Through the grass to the mill

Where they swam and they laughed

For a long time

Kissed wildly

Like old hens and

Just one came back

She only falls down

But she ain’t broken

Only falls down

But she ain’t broken

Don’t look for my old photograph

Only falls down

But she ain’t broken

Don’t look for my old photograph

Only falls down

But she ain’t broken

Fall and grow like the girl

Who was born long ago

Take the bus on the road

To the mill which is gone

Where you swam with that girl

Who had run from this place

Who you said who had drowned

Who appears as a ghost in a frame

Only falls down

But she ain’t broken…

On the table by your bed

'cos all

That you have

It’s that old photograph

Of that girl

That you kissed

Don’t look for my old photograph…

Right there

On the grass

Don’t be scared

Like the old folk

Just be strong like that girl

And go

You’re like a fish in a bottle

You can’t move 'cos it’s awkward

Just go

And go