One two One twoSomething don't sound rightRun it backOne twoOne twoOne twoNah it don't sound right, still don't sound rightFor a change for a while I had the 1st thirdAfter a while it reverted to the 3r thirdAmong other things she was tired of the 2nd thirdSecond thoughts turn in to second wordsTook a second but I got the messageTook a me a day and a second but I concurredI prefer to be alone and not preferredI guess that's what happens to a dream deferredSlept together shared the bed but our dreams differedA lot of could-a would-a should-as maybe even if-asBut if a ?if? would've made a differenceTwo would live an afterlife so legendaryMaybe love would've been unconditionalFor such a thing suggests the ?if's? unnecessaryEven now writing this I use coded languageMore so to save face and try to hide the anguishSo sudden looking back I could see it comingDevastated but I ain't got time to languishStick out my chest and flex my back to make a Tough hard bread for a broken heart sandwichI hope you took enough to last till your one-way trip is doneI hope you're wise enough to not waste it on a trail of breadcrumbsSax soloOne two One twoCan't even do it; something don't sound rightOne two One two Nah, still don't sound rightTrial and truthThrough trials and tribulationsYou were tired of my trial and errorWhere lies were tried to hideSome say to try is to failMy nana says nothing beats a failure but to tryAnd what am I but a man trying to trade in one coat for another from thevery same leopard See a different place ever year with the same spotsTrial by fire with no double jeopardyFrom the plot where your digs were doing all the building To the twist that puts you in separate buildingsWhere Mrs. Lovejoy said to think of the childrenMy bond is my choice of wordGod forever willAnd it will never be enoughIronic cause it was never enough when our jerseys were the sameA different city in the front Yours was light mine was darkBut our kids' replicas bare the same nameWe on the same team forever scrimmagingThe chemistry diminished can never be replenishedAnd I do right by 'emReside on the other side of whatever imma remain by 'emReverted ten for a husbandCriminal negligenceClaim self-defense but guilty as the son of manWe're both sentenced to freedom or hard laborTo make two daughters and a son understand