Rusted Pipe Suzanne Vega

[Verse 1]
Now the time has come to speak
I was not able
And water through a rusted pipe
Could make the sense that I do
Gurgle and mutter
Hiss and stutter
Moan the words like water
Rush and foam and choke
Having waited
This long of a winter
I find I only
Croak and sigh

[Chorus]
Somewhere deep within
Hear the creak that lets the tale begin
Somewhere deep within
Hear the creak that lets the tale begin

[Verse 2]
Now the time has come to move
I was not able
Water through a rusted pipe
Could make the moves that I do
Stagger and stumble
Trip and fumble
Creep along and trickle
Freeze and cough and grip
Having waited
This long of a winter
I fear I only
Slip and slide