The Ballad of Collin and Evie

this is what happens when you spend a cloudy morning listening to mark knopfler and sufjan stevens...

Collin McClellan met Evie O'Shea
At the boardwalk three years ago.
Enjoying the breeze, they talked for a while,
And walked for an hour or so.

Collin was a boy who'd give you his heart
If you gave him the time of the day.
Evie was quiet and sometimes quite cold.
But she smiled in a beautiful way.

And so it seemed that the lost were found.
She kissed him, his head went 'round.
Here together safe and sound.
Against all the winds of the world.
No more fiction or fairy tales.
Two new hearts that will never fail.
A sea of love their ship set sail.
Against all the waves of the world.

Needless to say, he was taken with her
When she smiled that smile for him.
She thought he was sweet and as he walked her home,
She rested her head under his chin.

He walked her to her door, made sure she was safe.
A gentleman, he knew it was right.
She lived across town, but he didn't care.
He was smiling for the rest of the night.

Day after day, they met up again.
Just glad to have each other around.
Ten months went past, the "I love yous" came.
And they moved in together downtown.

At a year and a half, they were both out of school,
Evie found the job of her dreams.
Collin he struggled to make money of his art.
He was falling apart at the seams.

But in the darkness the light is found.
She kisses him, his head goes 'round.
Here together safe and sound.
Against all the winds of the world.
They'll stand together, tooth and nail.
Lovers' hearts that will never fail.
A raging sea, their ship it sails.
Against all the waves of the world.

The times they were tough, and the money was tight.
And they both tried not to lose their heads.
But Evie worked hard, and it brought her down.
She cried every night in her bed.

Three years have passed since that first rendezvous,
And Evie doesn't know what's in store.
But Collin's got plans, with a ring in his hand.
But Evie isn't so sure anymore.

Collin takes Evie to the place where they met.
He's going to ask her tonight.
He's nervous as hell, and Evie is cold.
She shivers in the cold winter's light.

He places his coat over her shoulders.
But she just shrugs it away.
His coat drops to the ground, and his heart to his gut.
She's decided...not to stay.

And so it is, he's lost again.
A lover's journey come to an end.
She left him battered without a friend.
Against all the winds of the world.
And so he's lost what he thought he found.
She found another life uptown.
A trampled shell on the dusty ground.
Devoured by the whims of a girl.