who are you?

by ALEX CHERNESKI
(monroe LA)

who are you when i'm not around,
when the sun is up and the shades are down.
-
do you slide down the hallway in your socks
with the windows closed and the doors locked?
-
who are you when i'm not with you?
do you lay alone, wishing i was there too?
-
do you jump on your bed, do you just act goofy
pretend to be something you wanna be?
-
who are you when i'm not looking?
...do you think of me, or practice your cooking?
-
who are you when i'm not around?
do you look in the mirror, make funny sounds?
-
tell me what you do, tell me who you are
when i'm not there at the night, do you look at the stars?
-
do you think of me non-stop, or write your songs till your head pops?
do you take a nap till noon?
or sit there all day in your room?
-
who are you when i'm not around?
when the sun is up and the shades are down?
-
do you slide down the hallway in your socks?
with the windows closed and the doors locked.
-
baby tell me who you are when i'm not around you,
ask me these questions, you'll know me too.