Bubblegum - Kevin Devine

Dug your shoulder into mine

To see if I was there

Constellated candles trapped a ghost in

Union Square

A sea of street novenas

We had names for every one

That one’s Gabriel

That one’s Bubblegum

There’s Another One

We were children

Handed fire

We were someone’s only friend

So protected

We conspired

To never be alone again

A basement floor in Annadale

A Lincoln Center dorm

My future spoke in fits & starts

And never sounded sure

'Til it announced itself in Sunset Park

On 33rd & 4th

I was scared

In my head:

«You're not ready yet»

We were children

Handed fire

We were someone’s only friend

So protected

We conspired

To never be alone again

But you waited, knowing better

You just let me spin

From the ashes to the altar

To your door again

That one’s Gabriel

That one’s Bubblegum

There’s Another One

We were children

Handed fire

We were someone’s only friend

So protected

We conspired

To never be alone again

But you waited, knowing better

You just let me spin

From the ashes to the altar

Never be alone again