You Play Adult

You’re laughing, babe. I like it.

Etched in planes, a face

Standstill at the staircase

Mountaineering back

Every door and stairway, an empty frame for years

Now we always reappear

We came to truth and called a truce

I know that and I would never hurt you

 

You were a child when we were together

Open and wide, slivered and tendered

If we had been owned we could have been ordered,

Without growing up, to make it together

Now you play adult when nobody’s looking

And it’s not my fault. It’s a born condition

Now look who’s laughing

 

Now we’re accomplished with things we have gained

What was the prize then when we were the game?

If we had known it back then before emotions set in

Fighting over stupid things. Trying to win, my friend.

 

Now we play adult when nobody’s looking

And there is no fault. It’s a born condition

Now we are laughing