Same old same old

Oh, man! I'm almost out of pot and my connection doesn't have any more!

Oh no! What are you going to do?

I guess live without it for a while. I hate not having it, but...I just need to not make a big deal out of it.

Can you get it from somebody else?

Oh, yeah, and it may come down to that. I probably should let up a little anyway. But, you know, it's a pretty good thing in my life. It gives me pleasure and it calms me down and I love playing guitar on it.

I gotta not dwell on it.

Okay. What do you want to discuss?

There's not much. I'm going to go to bed soon, even though it's early. I like checking in with you, you know, see how you're doing.

I appreciate it.

I appreciate talking with you. Man, I tell you, right now I think I'm sort of fakin' being okay. But that's okay, you know? The morning will come soon enough and I'm lookin' forward to going to bed.

Hold on. So what you're saying is that you're not okay?

Same old same old. Worries about money. Fuckin' money, man, I swear, I went to the grocery store and it's so fuckin' sad, you know. I have to think about every fuckin' thing I put in the cart. Lots of beans these days. Fuck.

That sucks.

Yeah, it does. Man, this recession thing needs to get better. Something needs to break, you know? I'm so tired of worrying.

I bet.

I bet you're tired of hearing me talk about it.

It's all right, farmboy. That's why I'm here. I would love to see you get some good news, though.

Man, you're not kidding. But, you know, in the meantime there's music and...there's music.

And sleep.

Sleep. Sleep is a good thing.

You know, farmboy, things really are going to get better.

I'm glad you hold out hope for me.

I really don't want to see you get any more discouraged.

Thanks. It's just been real hard for a while now.

But it's going to get better, you know?

I'm too tired to hope tonight.

Which is why I'm holding the hope for you. It'll be safe with me, and you can come get it when you're ready.

Really? That's pretty cool.

It'll be here.

And I'll be there for it someday. I just don't know when.

Sooner than you think, farmboy. It won't be long.