Thirty Six

Fire and the evening light, where you can see what's true, save the times I cry, longing for that zone, that doesn't come with blues, North or Southern tones, this village is our life, it's always here to sooth, not lost on Freeway lights, puts jelly on our bones, accepts all we do, when we seek to quietly atone, living here's a paradise, we never makes the news, just want a better life, to shelter all that's home, this place is our glue, far from being alone, cities aren't that nice, no need to look through windows, , or feel a need to fight, to know who's screwing you.

Thirty Five

Beat down my walls, flit amidst the rain, hover at infirmary's door, thank god for my home, you are my shame, always looking to roam, what are you doing this for, just leave on a train. I'm not divined by whores, why can't you atone, dance away the pain, blow love down a trombone, you chart away the score, your face a savage shade, say I'll pay you roar, don't spit on the floor, spinning out your games, no one needs you anymore, you always touch the bone, never want to say, the time is too raw, face yourself again.

Thirty Four

Please don't identify, one lonely departure, between moon and sky, say to me there's nothing, not ripped from a sewer, you never would offer, like angst on a wedding night, scared of telling the truth, stuff that'd make it right, if you really want to suffer, don't turn on my blues, or behave like a tosser, leave stuff out of sight, saved for some other fool, butter my dreams by candlelight, you should enjoy calling, instead of being cruel, embrace everything, why stop me trying to fly, bring good news, I don't dance on wire, to pay my dues.

Thirty Three

Is that you Jade, laughing as you flow, to keep men happy, just the same call, by the river's flow, tenderness in a Mall, back in Salt Lake City, the year of the blow, take a piece of cake, geese in a barren fall, serenade with croaking tones, sad as they bawl, keep that trouble at bay, no life's worth a moan, give nothing away, you'll go to the ball, your face is pure snow, diamond heels make you tall, in the roaring Hades, be kind as you know, step aside the freeway, forget lonely roads.

Thirty Two

Some nights i ask why, we can ever atone, stars shine out like fire, might as well be shame, our lengh of credit zone, still that far from fame, your gaze within my sight, the wind runs cold, you're gone another time, are kids and dogs your game, then don't get stoned, just stay the same, when you hear me cry, or run from a hanging phone, it's not enough to sigh, buy some rusty nails, make us all a home, a house is not a jail, no matter how we fight, or strain our yellow bones, we can do this right, smell the ozone.

Thirty One

Ask who brings serenity, a creature in a jar, rescued from the sea, like someone in a frame, notes a different mark, something you can't name, it's others set you free, a distant bell afar, back to childhood dreams, is this a different age, you drive around in cars, but still feel strange, nothing fills your need, except a hazy fog, sometimes you can scream, dancing on the waves, a sail for a spar, all the stuff that's wreckage, all the things you see, all the things you're not, is that you laughing, who needs a Da ?

Thirty

Happy songs in my car, holy water in my tank, they only leave a scar, blown away in little ways, a gurgle from the crank, an awful terrible waste, you peel away my bark, make even sunshine dank, scatter ashes on the bar, what is left to say, my mind fills up blank, clinging to the day, Oh you are a dog, no one else to thank, use me like a log, bring me to this state, am allowed to call you Hank, except on holidays, I never know how far, what is down the line, but see what's going on, lay you down intact.