What I Have Lyrics

I have twelve dollars

And the fact there is

No blood no storm

Can't wash into dirt

I have thirty years

And the wit to know

The time for words

And time for hurt

Time for what I have, oh yes—

To be what I had

And time for what I know

To be what I knew

Is this me talking?

Is this me talking, now?

Time for me to be walking—

For when and where, not how

The rain here before is already ended

As gone as me, fully subsumed

And the stars in the river are already ended

As gone as me, in dark consumed

Time for what I have, oh yes—

To be what I had

And time for what I know

To be what I knew

Is this me talking?

Is this me talking, now?

Time for me to be walking—

For when and where, not how

Stars disappear, too

Stars refused to be touched

I've touched bare things

I have seen that much

It's the sole unbraided moment

In a life

Time for what I have, oh yes—

To be what I had

And time for what I know

To be what I knew

Is this me talking?

Is this me talking, now?

Time for me to be walking—

For when and where, not how

What better days look like

Is the tiny gore of heartbreak

And long walks on empty docks

What better days look like

Are city schools

With molded cages

On their clocks

I have twelve dollars

And something that stays

As it is

When touched

I have thirty years

And a ticket to go back

Where I came from

On a bus

Whatever happens

Tomorrow will change it

Wherever I am

Tomorrow won't recall it

Whoever I am

I hope tomorrow forgets it

Oh, oh oh

Oh, oh oh

Oh, oh oh

Oh, oh oh