Calling Her Downtown

She surrendered her weapons
And she abandoned all the barriers that she held dear
Yeah she’s pushing ahead now
And she’s standing on the cusp of an incredible year

She can live without armor
She can live without the crazy ghost that she kept near
Just forget all the pain now
The disappointment and the shame and the hate and the fear.

She’s got her stacked heels clickin’ on the blacktop
Skipping to a song on the stereo
And there’s a hot tune calling her downtown,
It’s taking her home.

If you could alterate one thing
If you could change up just a bit of your habitual life
Maybe a little more dancing.
Maybe a little more of what you need to do to survive.

So the epiphany takes her
Now she is open to the rhythms of the street and the night.
And it is coming together
It’s resurrected in a smooth ethereal light.

Yeah there’s a sweet heat rising off the concrete
kids are lining up around the block for the show.
You see her feet skip happy down Canal Street
soon she will be hanging with a good friend she knows.
She’s got her stacked heels clickin’ on the blacktop
Skipping to a song on the stereo
And there’s a hot tune calling her downtown,
It’s taking her home.