Lyrics Shelf Life - Karen Pree

Well, as he slept upon her lap
She took it as a sign her life
Was less a dream and more a nap
That only promised longer nights
And muffled steps
She fumbled for the words
To pray the banister to give
It only gave us quite a stir--
Have you forgotten where you live?

Letters on the way won't send her
(A face, up and down,
Is a lot to remember)
She once set a place in the center
It tempted the ground
To collect what it lent her

And soon you'll see that time is not
A willing hand to seek to wed
You hear they've set the dowry high
She's laughing at you from the bed
You climbed only to find yourself
Alone. She paces round,
You tell her, "Dear,
I took a lover, not a guard"
(But she is not
Allowed to hear)

Letters on the way won't send her
(A face, up and down,
Is a lot to remember)
She once set a place in the center
It tempted the ground
To collect what it lent her

One night, I dreamt I heard you say
That love is not an end to meet
(Too quick to catch a roaming eye,
Too slow to set it down to sleep)

And now, you swore
You'd never call his name
But still, he's waiting on the stairs
A suitor's welcome, all the same
You know it better than you share

Letters on the way won't send her
(A face, up and down,
Is a lot to remember)
She won't set a place in the center
Or wait for the ground
To collect what it lent her