Will they ever stop drivin' me?. Have they ever taken time to see. That I need some rest. If I'm to do my best?. . Can I please stop workin' so hard?.
Clear light on a slick palm. as I mis-deal the day. Slip the night from a shaved pack. make a marked card play. Call twilight hours down. from a heaven home.
Your mother she protected you. And softened every blow. And brought you up to fear the worst. To be careful as you go. . And the learned educators. With drip-feed [thrifty?] facts to fill.
I have one foot in the graveyard. and the other on the bus. and the passengers do trample. eachother in the rush.. and the chicken hearted lawman. is throwing up his fill.
I am your neighbor. I seem most respectable,. But underneath I'm an iniquitous toad.. So many dreadful mishaps have befallen you ---. down at the end of your road..
It's a wide world out there so much wider than imagined. I can't quite put my finger on the pulse. Of your heart softly beating just beneath the raw silk sheen.
You ever had a day like I had today,. when things are stacked up bad?. You look around and every face you see. seems guaranteed to send you mad.. And you peer into those hallowed institutions..
I've been treated for mild depression. and i've been treated for growing pains.. i've been treated for hallucinations;. now i can see it all coming again..
Darlings are you ready for the long winter's fall?. said the lady in her parlor. said the butler in the hall.. Is there time for another?. cried the drunkard in his sleep..
Desert candle in a tented space. throwing softer shadows on a covered face.. Sister, silent to the likes of me --. Pay my respects to her propriety.. .