Brian J. N. Davis ✈︎ A Metropolitan Guide

Row, Little Lady

They’ll start with nothing more than a general label and they’ll offer you a place at their high-flying table
then the gardens and the trees will make you weak in the knees and they’ll question if you’re able

But it’s all in perception, and just a dose of introspection
and a space in a child’s fable

So, row little lady, row little lady
come and take your stage
row little lady, row little lady
row, row away
there’s not gonna’ be a second chance to pull yourself out from the muck
so, row little lady, row little lady until you make it above

Go marching down the river with your boat full of fame but don’t send me the bill or any of the blame
and if some of my deception was a shot in your direction well that never was my aim
But the safe ones come and go, the ones who sink are the ones we know
and the ones who transcend the game

When you build your house of cards use the jokers and kings so it can be what you want combined with the finer things
and when the time comes to fall you gotta’ have the wherewithal to rebuild with aces and dreams
Oh, but we’ve gotta’ watch it too, so make it a worthwhile view
and send the royalty to the balcony