bash

I am so pissed off
what I really want to do
is bash my head in

what you don't remember

what you don't remember
is not proof it didn't happen
there are people who have loved you
that you never even knew
they each had their own rhythm
hands clapping
feet a-tapping
there's been many joyful moments
you didn't know that involved you

words like water

I want words like water
I want words that 
run downstream constantly
a never-ending supply, 
free of charge
so that I can use the perfect ones
to do my bidding
and serve their purpose

I don't want to weigh
words with any kind of worth
except the ones
that fulfill their potential
(as a guidance counselor would say)

no
I want words like water
falling from the open sky
into the mouth of the desert

problem

my damn problem is
my own inability
to be someone else

forevermore 4

it's different now
you're on the west side of the river
in a big shiny building
that always looks brand new
winter's coming
it's so cold that I shiver
when I think about the changes
from the world we once knew
still, it might be good to stay friends
maybe go have coffee
like we always did before
but I can tell
those times are at an end
and those days are gone
forevermore

so much to do
business is, as they say, really booming
it's supply and demand
and you do what you must do
I'd like to tell you
that my life is improving
but looking at me now
you'd know that it's not true
still, it might be good to stay friends
maybe grab a beer
from that fancy import store
but we won't ask questions
confirming where or when
or if those days are gone 
forevermore

send me a text
let me know where you're living
yeah, time moves on
with new spaces left to fill
I send my best
have fun there in the city
you say we'll see each other 
but I know we never will
still, it might be good to stay friends
we could meet for a bite
at that new place at the shore
sometimes people vanish
like the wind
and you have to move on
old loyalties withdrawn
those days are gone
forevermore
those days are gone

forevermore 3

it's different now
you're on the west side of the river
in a big shiny building
that always looks brand new
winter's coming
it's so cold that I could shiver
when I think about the changes
from the world we once knew
still, it might be good to stay friends
maybe go have coffee
like we always did before
but I can tell
those times are at an end
and those days are gone
forevermore

so much to do
business is, as they say, really booming
it's supply and demand
and you do what you must do
I'd like to tell you
that my life is improving
but looking at my clothes
I guess you know it's not true
still, it might be good to stay friends
maybe grab a beer
at that brewery next door
but we won't ask those questions
confirming where or when
those days are gone 
forevermore

send me a text
let me know you're still living
yeah, time moves on
with new spaces left to fill
I send my best
have fun there in the city
you say we'll see each other 
but I know we never will
still, it might be good to stay friends
we could meet for a bite
at that place by the store
sometimes people vanish
in the wind
and you just move on
those days are gone
forevermore

the dog song

I don't have a girlfriend
I don't have a boyfriend
but I ain't no hermit, no
sometimes I enjoy friends
but I never have to see them
ever again
'cause I got me a dog

his nose is cold
his coat is furry
he's a funny kind of dog
a canine Bill Murray
lately I don't feel
any need to worry
'cause I got me a dog

          I'm doing fine 
          no, I don't mind
          the people I don't see
          in fact, get those human beings
          the hell away from me

la dolce vita
I'm enjoying it
dog señoritas 
the kibbles and bits
I don't even mind
picking up his shit
'cause I got me a dog
'cause I got me a dog