Free Fall
By Gwen Knighton
© 2002

As well as half a world away
You sit up late and cannot find your sleep
As well as half a world away
I hold my pillow close and hold you in my dreams

If all the curtains fell aside
If all our walls that keep dividing us would fall
If all our wishes were commands
If fate did not misunderstands
This puzzle might just come together after all

Refrain:
I can promise you laughter
I can promise you honesty
I can promise you late embraces, kisses overdue
I can promise you moonlight
I can promise you tranquility
But I can't promise not to fall in love with you

In the middle of my day
I lose my concentration writing down your name
And in the middle of your day
You think about our minds and how they are the same

Against the gray Midwestern sky
Against the rules that don't apply
Against the magnet steps that lead me to your door
Against the warnings on the winds
Against the words of well-meant friends
As I move closer to you, all I want is more

Refrain

I listen to the words you say: you say,
"No expectations," and I understand
You listen to the words I say: "I know
The difference between real-space and dreamland

Your pace is effortless and slow
Your stories know which way to flow
You pull away my layers like I'm a paper doll
You make no obvious demands
You know I'm putty in your hands
And every conversation feels more like free-fall

Refrain

Tag:
You might as well be in Australia
You might as well be in Antarctica
You might as well be in London, New York, Hamburg, Timbuktu
You might has well be moonlight
You might as well be Andromeda
I still can't promise not to fall in love with you
No, I can't promise not to fall in love with you.

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