Slowpoke

Oh suburban home in a cul-de-sac
Left over an hour ago and
I think we're lost again
Staring into the
Belly of the woods
I whisper outside "tree spirit
Come show yourself to me" cuz

Distant
Laughter hurts my
Stomach real bad
And suddenly
When I once become most frightening
And by now
Your company is settling
In the dark and

In retrospect
In retrospect I'm glad
Glad we didn't make it there
Make it there on time

And in retrospect
In retrospect I'm glad
Glad we never made it there
Sooner than we did it
Sooner than we did