diff --git a/pkg/shsh/token.go b/pkg/shsh/token.go
index d4c3e99..fd81863 100644
--- a/pkg/shsh/token.go
+++ b/pkg/shsh/token.go
@@ -25,18 +25,21 @@ type Token struct {
     interface{} *_inner
 }
 
+
 func lex(string input) string {
     ret  := new(Token)
     iter := &ret
     // buffered reader via new or make i dunno
-    bool buff_is_dirty = false;
+    buff_is_dirty := false
+    iter_alloced := false
 
     for pos, char := range input {
         switch char {
-        case ' ', '\t', '\n', '\f', '\r':
-            // parse new token
         case '\'', '\"', '`':
             // parse new token
+            fallthrough // ?
+        case ' ', '\t', '\n', '\f', '\r':
+            // parse new token
         case '(':
             // match paren
             // parse list
@@ -51,6 +54,11 @@ func lex(string input) string {
             // clear buffer
             buf_is_dirty = false
         }
+
+        if iter_alloced {
+            iter = &(*iter)->next
+            iter_alloced = false
+        }
     }
 }