Just an empty room
dustpan and broom
nothing left to bloom
but the ghost of our laughter
and is it by design
hours on the line
time to flip the sign
I'm here for the morning after
and we're both getting older
I'm getting tired but I'll wait here
on the shoulder
for you to turn around
the night's getting colder
I'm not getting any younger or stronger or bolder
I'm just looking for a higher ground
I'm looking for a higher ground
looking for a higher ground
meet me on the way down
we'll go looking for a higher ground
All the years we spent
on a long descent
now our backs are bent
and it's like starting over
and the money's all gone
but life goes on
in the hither and yon
we'll find what's left over for us
and we're both getting older
I'm getting tired but I'll wait here
on the shoulder
for you to turn around
the night's getting colder
I'm not getting any younger or stronger or bolder
I'm just looking for a higher ground
I'm looking for a higher ground
looking for a higher ground
meet me on the way down
we'll go looking for a higher ground
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