As the body’s getting old
You’re surrounded by a foam
People calling you at home
Mostly working on the phone
They won’t touch you with a stick
Stare too much, they’ll call you: “prick”
But your number they will pass
Mark it up as: “got some cash”
Lonely, smart and prone to love
I’ve been under and above
I’ve been kissed and I’ve been struck
Drawn forever on a lark
Now that you are coming home
I’m a stumbler, too far gone
Awkward in some many ways
Easy prey, in games you play
‘Cause in matters of the heart
I’ve been having some false starts
So if I ask you for your heart (/hand)
or where we’re headed,
Simply touch me, all of the way
Don’t worry, I won’t stay
It’s just a thing that I need today
… and probably every day
‘Cause its always been my faith
Touch someone, you’re good as death
Everything you’ve ever known
Will be taken, forever gone
Yes, I’ve touched and I survived
Lost it all and I’m a live
No more junky for the pain
I want it missionary plain
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