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Before and After

Peter Mayer

I’m going to love you before and after
The chutes and ladders spin you dizzy eyed
An ordinary afternoon goes pure mad hatter
And I got the feeling we’re gonna be up all night

How many times have you tripped on your wingspan?
Pedaled fast as you can off that hill so high
Hit the ground so hard you heard the bells ringing in Boston
And what you got was bigger than getting it right

Chorus
I will I will I will hold you
The heart of me is in your hands
Sun up in the morning moon up in the evening
Right here in the meanwhile in our timeless dance

I will I will I will let you go
But the heart of you stays in my hands
Slippin’ and slidin’ through the natural disasters
Best I can, will love you give me a chance

A year or two can go by 20 more can make you change
But what we started before anyway you go I’ll stay for after

Take up ornithology ballet or the banjo
Anyway that you go and what you’ll be
Love it every morning it’s gonna drive you crazy
And I’ll thank the good Lord I’ve got some company
Crazy as you are you’ll need some company