i let out my breath , turned my head and laid my cheek back on his shoulder . three dingy sets of fluorescent bulbs cast dim shadows on the ceiling and floor . `` ally had it rough growing up . '' id never really had a reason to drive out this way so it was all new to me . i guess this must be that time . as fast as it started , the sheets returned to the performer and disappeared back inside his sleeves . i 'd lost a year of my life without even being aware of it . 