Knock On Wood
Written July 5, 2004

One of few songs that I ended up writing over the summer. As some of the lyrics suggest, I wasn't writing much of anything in the weeks leading up to it, and I started feeling like I was losing the touch altogether. Another love song of sorts, the music for which plays in my head as light and kind of poppy. But with a little rock edge thrown in for street cred. Is that so wrong?

Anyway... I'm hoping that, as trite as this one is, there's still plenty of prose and metaphor lurking in my brain. It was just a case of writer's block, and I've felt it slowly lifting over the past week or so (as evidenced by a couple of new ones posted below).

I know I'm out of ideas when I'm writing about you
You're the crutch that keeps me standing
When I can't grab hold of the rails
I know it's time to pack it in when we're left with the question
"How do we keep it interesting?"
That's how I'll know that I failed

But if we're still in love by the time I grow up
I'm sure that we'll have beat this thing for good
And if we get along well enough for you to show up
Every day is better, knock on wood

Just promise me
Don't wither on me
I won't splinter on you...

I feel it's only fair to say that we're not in the clear yet
No matter how safe, there's danger somewhere
Storm clouds never stay away forever
I feel it's time to strap in and see where this takes us
Be it the bedroom or the belfry
Guess it all depends on the weather

But if we're still in love by the time it clears up
I'm sure that we'll have beat this thing for good
And if we get around indecision when it rears up
Every day we're closer, knock on wood

Just promise me
Don't wither on me
I won't splinter on you...

If we're still in love by the time we've grown up
I'm sure that we'll have beat this thing for good
And if we can survive with our hearts all sewn up
Every day we're better, knock on wood
Every day we're closer, knock on wood
Every day we're less for now, more for good...