Roger McGuinn - Up to Me lyrics

Everythin' went from bad to worse Money never changed a thing d**h kept followin', trackin' us down At least I heard your bluebird sing Now somebody's got to show their hand Time is an enemy I know you're long gone I guess it must be up to me If I'd thought about it I never would've done it I guess I would've let it slide If I'd lived my life By what others were thinkin' The heart inside me would've died I was just too stubborn To ever be governed By enforced insanity Someone had to reach For the risin' star I guess it was up to me Oh, the Union Central is pullin' out And the orchids are in bloom I've only got me One good shirt left And it smells of stale perfume In fourteen months I've only smiled once And I didn't do it consciously Somebody's got to find your trail I guess it must be up to me It was like a revelation When you betrayed me with your touch I'd just about convinced myself That nothin' had changed that much The old Rounder in the iron mask Slipped me the master key Somebody had to unlock your heart He said it was up to me Well, I watched you slowly disappear Down into the officers' club I would've followed you in the door But I didn't have a ticket stub So I waited all night 'Til the break of day Hopin' one of us could get free When the dawn came over the river bridge I knew it was up to me Oh, the only decent thing I did When I worked as a postal clerk Was to haul your picture down off the wall Near the cage where I used to work Was I a fool or not To try to protect your identity? You looked a little Burned out, my friend I thought it might be up to me Well, I met somebody face to face And I had to remove my hat She's everything I need