By the time you get this letter, I'll be halfway to L.A.;
By the time you write one back to me,
I'll be back again,
As you pace the circuit of city blocks,
Turning over and over again
In your mind, what you thought I'd think you'd say.
So strange that we, so fortunate,
Jump the fence for a new disarray,
Or a tailspin, so torturous,
That the pilots let loose a scream
Like never waking up from the dream,
But it's only ever heard inside of us anyway,
[Chorus]
So take it easy, Angelo,
Take a breath, and let the world catch up;
If ever your fantasies run amok,
Take it easy, Angelo.
Take a little time to fill your cup,
Till you pour it all back out again,
And you're sleeping on our couch again.
Quit your wrangling, it'll untangle as we go,
So take it easy, Angelo.
By the time you read this letter, we'll be six feet in the grave;
By the time you get its message, we'll be born again,
On an Earth where Doomsdays are metaphors
For the dreams that we couldn't save
From our dead, or the other dreams we made,
While waiting for the time, the sign,
To heed, or proceed to promise,
But promises aren't real, you know.
They're an act of will, so let it go;
When you grab the bull by the balls, you know,
You're bound to get a hoof or a horn again to the face,
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Maybe there's a way to get back home,
when it isn't your home anymore,
But all it ever does is undermine
the memory.
Change will always lie in wait
To even up the score;
Digging in your heels will only bring you enmity, little more.
So leave well enough alone,
Play your hunch every hand you throw,
And don't get your pantalones
In a bunch, Brother Angelo;
Being unafraid of losing is your ace in the hole.
All of your wrangling further entangles as we go,
So take it easy, Angelo.
Take it easy, Angelo.
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