Straight Shot

I can draw a straight line through my mind

Right back to the good times

Back when all the stars were aligned

Before all the paperwork got signed

Oh, it's like a straight shot

Through the backyards and the vacant lots

Through the varied chambers of my heart

To the part of town that even you seem to have forgot

And now it's just a short ride

Over to the Eastside

It's where my true love still resides

Where all of my dreams go to die

And my life is just around the bend

And these broken hearts can mend

It just takes time, time, time

It takes time, time, time

Ours was the tale that never would end

Doors were gonna open and rules were gonna bend

Now it doesn't matter who they send

Can't hold a candle to you, my fair weather best friend

Now I'm stuck in the slow lane

On the useless side of my brain

The one that drives a thinking man insane

Wishing his circumstances never have to change

My life is just around the bend

And these broken hearts can mend

It just takes time, time, time

It takes time, time, time

Now my life's simplified

I walk a sentimental mile

Over blue mosaic tiles

Our souls did go mingle for a little while

My life is just around the bend

And these broken hearts can mend

It just takes time, time, time

It takes time, time, time

That's why I draw a straight line through my mind

Right back to the good times

Back when all the stars were aligned

Before all the paperwork got signed

And I make that quick line

Over to the Eastside

Where my true love still resides

Where all of my dreams go to die