(Post)Modern Love: Goodbye to Monument Valley

by Courtney Heins

I remember us dancing on the kitchen tile

You had John Wayne’s rhythm and Gary Cooper’s smile

And just like in the movies

Away you stole

I fell asleep before the ending

And cried…as the credits rolled

Why does everything certain

become everything changed

I turn my back to hang the curtain

My whole life gets rearranged

And I’ve fallen hard

And I’ve fallen fast

And I’ve never caught the moment

‘Fore its fallen to the past

Well I’ve worked all day long at this Circus Saloon

Flirted with the cowboys

And waltzed with the broom

But love don’t pay the bills

Just like minimum wage

It’s the least I can get

But the most I’ve ever made

Is this really me

Is this the life I’ve laid

If I trusted the moon

He’d be the first to fade

And I’ve fallen hard

And I’ve fallen fast

And I’ve never caught the moment

‘Fore its fallen to the past

Well you made your reservations on the first-class car

But you didn’t have the courage to go very far

You’re just a second-hand, second-class silver-screen star

Drinkin’ love on the rocks

And smokin’ homespun cigars

Well I danced with a dreamer

Then stepped out of the light

And realized you just weren’t that cowboy in white

You left your girl on the tracks for some villain to steal

And its about time you noticed that this life ain’t real

Goodbye to Monument Valley I’m not your Natalie Wood

You don’t have to save me

Not that you ever could

‘Cuz I’ve fallen hard And I’ve fallen fast

And I haven’t caught that moment

‘Fore its fallen to the past

The doors are locked

There’s rice on the stove

Understand Your Man playin’ on my radio

But the window’s cracked

The gas won’t light

And it looks like its just me and Johnny tonight

‘Cuz see he’s fallen hard

And he’s fallen fast

And he’s come to make me see

Some things are better in the past

He’s fallen hard

And he’s fallen fast

But he’s come to make me realize

If it’s a great love, it will last

Courtney Heins is an Americana singer/songwriter with roots in Indiana and Boston. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her cool dog, Creedence. Her music can be found on iTunes or at www.refolk.com.