The Folksinger's Contract

Has it hit you yet
 'Cause it's dawned on me
 Like a sunrise on summer solstice
 Way up in the Arctic Sea
 Now there's no denyin'
 We can't keep lyin'
 To each other
 To ourselves
 About the things that we once felt
 We spend all day walkin' hand in hand
 Actin' like we both understand
 You say you'll be fine
 Say you'll be patient
 Try it all over again
 But when the time comes for us to part
 You start actin' like
 I've done left you in the dark
 I try to give you my love
 But you turn it away
 And we argue all over again
 'Cause the things you want need roots and soil
 And the path I walk will cause turmoil
 You wanna talk about sustainability
 Let's talk about it realistically
 'Cause I'm gone all year from spring to fall
 Even winter I'm barely here at all
 You want a lover in your bed
 But I'm sleepin' on strangers' couches instead
 We'll spend all night makin' love til dawn
 Hash it out when the morning comes
 You say you'll be fine
 I say I'll be faithful
 Start it all over again
 But when the time comes for me to leave
 This time for much longer than a week
 You'll be silent at the table
 And break down when I speak
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 'Cause I knew right from the start
 This would only break your heart
 But you swore to me you could handle it
 Swore to me you'd be fine
 It's a tangled web we weave
 And you can count on me to leave
 I'm not the one to have and hold you
 But maybe in another life
 We'd have a big old house where we both could live
 Some dogs and cats and a couple of kids
 In another life maybe
 Not this time around
 I got a ramblin' soul
 I lead a nomad's life
 I'm married to the joys and strife
 Of a world out on the road
 One I gotta walk alone
 Yeah, a world out on the road
 One I gotta go my own