(Capo on fret 4)
D A G A

There's a strange wave deep inside me that I felt once in a dream
Like a bright light that's both foreign and familiar
And I'll find my way back it, I left bread crumbs at the scene
And I'll ride that wave until I find the future

The lady was a foxy one, she lived a life when she was young
With raucous parties, oil paintings, vodka every night
With fleeting youth and beauty, she had everything to lose
Except she gloried in the moment, and now wasn't that so right?
The more I stared the less she feared
She danced away so cavalier
The years went by, she drank but never sold a painting quite
Though portly with her weatherbeaten skin, I'd never been
As much in awe of those who never knew themselves or burned so bright

{Chorus}
I'm bleeding oh so rightly
I'm seething oh so tightly
And breathing ever slightly
Then leaving so contritely

The bearded man slouched at the bar, his rumpled shirt was half ajar
With sweaty blinks and whiskey drinks, his rusty trumpet sat
At 40 years of age, and eight less that he played it,
Who could say he never made it, drinking thoughtfully as that?
He rambled with his horn in tow, to take the stage and strike a blow
Against the placid planning, no he didn't seem inclined
There never was a choice involved, self-crippling a problem solved
To seize a moment here and there most never try to find

{Chorus}

There's a strange wave deep inside me that I felt once in a dream
Like a bright light that's both foreign and familiar
And I'll find my way back it, I left bread crumbs at the scene
And I'll ride that wave until I find the future