The Water Tower - Music and Lyrics

These last four years made me suddenly old
I'm in a hardened cynical phase
New words like gluten and titer load
Made me an expert in alternative ways.

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And you, forever in our minds,
Like a water tower
That I don't notice driving by
But in every lonely hour
There it stands, give me strength,
'Cos autism got you in your prime.

Was is a shot in your thigh or my genes
Was I to have the energy to know?
But, sweet eyed boy, let's leave that worry, please
You've got appointments and I've got a job to lose.

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And you stand, quiet and unbroken,
Like a water tower
Full of words, felt but not spoken
Overlook my lack of power
I'm still trying to figure out
Which battles are worth fighting about.

These past four years, I'll do ten more for you
Fight the do-gooders who'd put you away
Your glass is half full, no doubt that it's true
Climb on my back, tell me "Up," I'll carry you.

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And you cast along each day,
Like a water tower
Whose shadow stretches every which way
See me through to a future hour
After all this therapy fades
Whatever's ahead, it'll be okay.