The Ledge

For the first time in my life, I'm sure

All the love sent up high to pledge

For the first time in my life, I'm sure
Priest kneels silent, all is still

I'm the boy for the last time in my life
Is tryin' to be reached on the phone

I'm the boy she can't ignore
All the love that they pledge
I smell coffee, I smell dough nuts for the press
There'll be no medal pinned to his chest

I'm the boy they can't ignore
Policeman reaches from the sill
I'm the boy she can't ignore
I'm the boy they couldn't ignore
All the love sent up high to pledge
Watch me fly and die, watch me fall
All the love sent up high to pledge
Watch him try to try his best
Wind blows cold from the west
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
A girl that I knew once years ago
Won't reach the ledge
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
Heed no bullhorn when it calls
For the first time in my life, I'm sure
I'm the boy they couldn't ignore