Even If and Especially When
Album - 1987 - Debaser id 78510

If you see my birds flying
On your way past people crying
Give them all a wave and tell them
That I'm going to save some time for them

If you pass me in the square
Just pretend that I'm not there
Just reach over into pocket
Take the paper and written on it's what to do
It's up to you, transfiguration
Hey, babe

If you think I'm taking too long
Just imagine that I'm gone
Everybody wants to sleep
But sleep is something
They must keep from getting into
You know and I know

Playing cards, we count to ten
But only you would remember when
Close our eyes and see each other
One last time and you know my mother said it's true
That it's up to you, transfiguration

Ten thousand different things to be
It's impossible, that's all
If you decide which one you want
Then I'll help you if you fall

Transfiguration

If you see me try to swim
Backwards up the stream
Remember I'm the only one
You know who had that dream
If you jump into the water
And try to swim but then you sink
Try not to look behind yourself
Just have yourself a drink

Ah, transfiguration, hey babe
Hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ah come on now won't you tell me how you feel
Black and white explaining that my eyes are all but sealed
Sentimental memories call you back to your life
But a vaguely clouded window pane destroys my views tonight
Come on baby do like me, a cat on the prowl

Gotta go where my thoughts would take me
Not a lot of miles to take me
Gotta go where my thoughts would take me
Wanna live in the forest baby, yeah

Now I don't wanna hear it if you're telling me your lies
I wanna leave the city and a million staring eyes
All the leaves surrounded brought up in a sea of green
I've got a pain inside my heart now can't you see babe
Do like a cat, say meow
All right now

Gotta go where my thoughts would take me
Not a lot of miles to take me
Gotta go where my thoughts would take me
I wanna live in the forest baby
Not a lot of miles to take me
Out here to the forest baby, yeah



Well come on out into my forest
Out here they're gonna all ignore us
In the middle of a brand new day
I wanna love you mama, yeah
As many times as a I can
I wanna see this town explode without a sound
Cause no one else would come around, yeah

Gotta go where my thoughts would take me
Not a lot of miles to take me
Gotta go where my thoughts would take me
Wanna live in the forest baby
Not a lot of miles to take me
Out here to the forest baby

Oh out in the forest
And she's white and black
They can't call me or turn me back
This animal's wild and he roams where he wants
Don't care about the people cause I can't hear 'em talk
Out here in the forest
Out in the forest