Five lovely lessons learned today Coating my throat with the dust of a new day As the saints pray their lonely way And their deadweight lays the passion
One I was younger than The youngest of fragile minds I ate the day with bad manners Then spit out the rind And mother told me As I looked to the sky
A train sounds off with whistle blowing Lighthouse horn sounds early warning Clean cool air with stars out shining Overcoat and whiskey drinking Hands
Well we're all gone good-bye see you so long And you're so young and glad to see us move on When the day's long and the moon just stares you down notice
The fascists and their many guises Anarchists and their fantasizing It seems sometimes they're sailing the same boat Politicians mesmerizing throngs
Did you ask that man On the corner for the time of day Did he shrug and glance at his wrist and say "Dunno, here you go" And hand you a fool's gold watch
10 AM yeah I just woke up I can't clear my head Drank too much last night again I might as well be dead Well I'm just fuckin' lazy My whole life's makin
"I was only laughing out loud" I say "When anybody else would've done the same" I could always shut my mouth again But it'd still come out that way again
My life's a mystery I just cant figure it out It's strange to me That the visions I see Seduce me but for now I try to focus But I can only do a little
Why can't I beat the bankers Deal then find a home to rob Why can't I lie and cheat and steal Who wants an honest job And if I curse you night and day
I've kept it in my heart for over twenty fucking years And all that time washing away With the stench of my spilt tears I've lingered on the amorous
This journey started slow and free And ended wrapped around a tree Just like my self pity tangled in the willow weeds As high as right up to my knees
I guess it's all right That we never know Just what it all means And if there are ways Of making a change Please show them to me So if I could stop
It's been a prosperous four years Many have come and staked their claim But now it's over and the halls are cleared And you're unpopular again It takes
I write alone now that you're gone And it's nothing I studied all you've said and done and it's nothing The pictures perfect There's no time It's nothing
