My guardian angel is a bird of prey In the shadows where the shadow things move Chasing a mutt brown and gunmetal gray Calling, are you still up, me too, me too We don’t live in a world full of sweet cottontails There’s foxes and rattlesnakes, what’s hiding trail Waiting and for My guardian a … Read more
His castle is a honky-tonk, his barstool is his throne. He’s looking round his kingdom for who he’s taking home. I must admit I’ve worn the crown more than a time or two. If he’s the king of broken hearts, I’m the queen of fools. Most learn their lesson after once or twice. I am … Read more
Bars closing, we drank up all the wine The bands on the last song, last slow dance of the night Two drinks and we knew where this was going Bars closing, they’re stacking up the chairs Turning off the neon, tabs still waiting there Hearts beating moving motion Bars closing, what thinking Flames are growing, … Read more
They busted Uncle Bobby, selling shine on 62, had them blue lights by half a mile, for That Himmel blue, showed up a few weeks later at the potluck after church, and got baptized For the fifth time, cause the first four didn’t work, Everett Trees crazily, ain’t got one, the for the town Everett … Read more
Got to pay taxes, got to cut grass, got to get down if I’m going to get gas, got to fix That fence, that hinge keeps coming loose, got to go to work, got to get paid, got to Close the windows before it rains, just through of my to-do’s, but all Done pretending that … Read more
Lately I’ve been thinkin’ I don’t like much stuff I try real hard but they’re makin’ it Tough If this is all they got I’ve about had enough Lately I’ve been thinkin’ I don’t like much stuff Lately I’ve been thinkin’ that I just don’t care keep on but ain’t I there I’ve that I … Read more
In the land of the forgotten, there ain’t no interstate There’s parkways and three lanes And a stop or two to fill up the tank In the land of the forgotten, where the valleys Run deep and the rolling hills are steep Right down the troublesome shadows, nothing gets Bound by the roots, in long … Read more