Don Conoscenti

(pierce pettis)

she walked away just like jim brown
when he laid that football down
and walked away because he could
all the way to hollywood.
she walked away so sure so fast
into her future into my past,
like I should have known she would.
it was just too true to be good.

she is history. let her go. we are all in this together.
we are all in this alone.

an axle spins this world around, rolling over rocky ground.
no shock absorbers on that wheel
for us to ease the way it feels.
she really caught me off my guard.
sometimes those bumps can hit you hard.
no shock absorbers on that wheel.
at least this way we know it's real.

she is history. let her go. we are all in this together.
we are all in this alone.

jim brown was something that's a fact
the all-time greatest running back.
but jim knew something fools don't know.
he  knew when it was time to go.