Tarkio - Standing Still lyrics

An eight ball And two and all Is how I measure the length that I must go To outrun you standing still A soft flight And such delight A nervous gesture that dropped me to my knees Now I wonder where you are tonight A hard fall And through it all I never felt so callous A cut sleeve And to believe And once again I walked home alone This old world counts for nothing I did all I could do Now I won't accept your blessing On this, our final night Won't live to see the light Of morning So I cling to apron strings As I recall my father's dying words "Some girls are sweet, some girls are wicked" From this tree comes ill-bred seed An ugly cloister of flat foot bookish boys Who'd as soon kick you as kiss you (Chorus)