you can tell a cable from a tourniquet   when 10,000 12-year-olds mouth along   tiny broken operatic sounds dissolved   a loss that could not be found   I know your mother   I watched her watching you   sequined 8-year-old cowboy   she knew exactly what to do      I love you too   I’m only lonely through and through      my friends say it’s sad   to hang my hat   on such a silly pop singer   an off the wall ringer   but to stand and deliver   at such an undeniable cost   love is hard to give   love is hard to take   so I’m out the door   on a 10-week tour   so please get my mail   and tell donnie I had to bail      I love you too   I’m only lonely through and through      I saw a boy in shibuya   mapping out your moves   against a wall   they filmed “high and low”   sending you a message   sending you a code      I love you too   I’m only lonely through and through