Higher Ground

Been a fortnight since they'd shifted
And the new neighbors seemed unfriendly
And the new place was cold and seedy
And their fireplace wasn't working
In the pale yellow light
Of another sleepless night
The meanness  of their surroundings
Tainted every exchange

They were trying to stay tender
But they both were slipping under
An old problem had come back to haunt them
And each one blamed the other
It had seemed like such a good idea to
Find a cheaper place
But once they'd moved they'd lost much more
Than just a covered parking space
 


They'd had rows before but never like this
Neither felt they were in the wrong
And he was afraid to turn out the light
And she was too scared to leave it on
They got no sleep
Or way too much
And they could feel the violence rising
And the bath overflowed
As they fought about the soap

(chorus)

But they stopped their fighting and they
Turned around
And the distant traffic
Was the the only sound
They were breathing hard
They were looking down
And they made
For higher groundBeen a fortnight since they'd shifted
And the new neighbors seemed unfriendly
And the new place was cold and seedy
And their fireplace wasn't working
In the pale yellow light
Of another sleepless night
The meanness  of their surroundings
Tainted every exchange

They were trying to stay tender
But they both were slipping under
An old problem had come back to haunt them
And each one blamed the other
It had seemed like such a good idea to
Find a cheaper place
But once they'd moved they'd lost much more
Than just a covered parking space
 


They'd had rows before but never like this
Neither felt they were in the wrong
And he was afraid to turn out the light
And she was too scared to leave it on
They got no sleep
Or way too much
And they could feel the violence rising
And the bath overflowed
As they fought about the soap

(chorus)

But they stopped their fighting and they
Turned around
And the distant traffic
Was the the only sound
They were breathing hard
They were looking down
And they made
For higher ground

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