Sitting in an abandoned bar I slept about two weeks in in Chattanooga, TN.
Long journey home
Who am I kiddin’
I ain’t ever been here before.
Man, sure feels like home to me.
A regular family household
Ain’t no place I’d rather be.
The tracks are overgrown
No train been through here in years.
Sittin’ at the hopout
Waiting for a train that ain’t ever gonna come
Spent years in that depot yard,
Never did hear the whistle blow.
Where ya been man?
We ain’t been worried about ya or nothin’
Things changed, seat’s taken.
Through the backdoor,
Down the neverending corridor
Finally some peace and quiet
My mind can get out of the race
I can get out of the game
Cops ‘n Robbers
Shit gets tiring, man.
He’s scribbling mad my candlelight
Writing insane wisdom on the walls
She’s bleeding through her palms
You ought to listen
The river can tell you more than a schoolbook will.
Ever get lost in an aquarium?
Glass walls, only when ya look through
It’s a different world.
Observers observing observers.
The candle lights the match and the hat makes the trick.
Just when you think the rain is gone,
The wind remains.
Just when the moon goes down,
The stars remain.
Dreams of family run through your settled mind
And sometimes…
A great Notion comes along
You didn’t even think about
But just do it.
Seems silly at second though
But it sure did work out
Maybe you could learn something from
You Knew Who.
An exercise for your mind
And a tear drops from your fingertip
Toe nails melting off
You see a muddled reflection
In the pool at your feet.
A cigarette burns your tobacco soul
Funny thing is, Indian
The flame never goes out
Brother spider brought & it’s here to stay.
A word of wisdom:
Don’t head west.
Keep the tribe alive,
Your toes aligned,
Your soldiers in line.
A prosperous age, we have reached.
Listen to the little green man
The last of his kind
And wiser than I.
It sure feels good to produce
My cigarette goes out as I get lost in the lines.
Wonder what went down in this old bar.
It feels alright.
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