One Big Night

Dawn breeze swallows up the walls
and Inhibitions seep in with the light
dragons breath lingers - cigarette smoke
a feather floats up into dust

someone stutters suddenly as they stumble up the stairs
saying something about weed and guitars
there's two kids tangled in the fabric of arms
passed out and snoring on the couch

a birds song chimes in
a tribute to excess
so grab another beer to keep off sleep
the concrete kitchen floor is as gray as the winter sky
so i look for my little blue can of paint
splatter it down sloppy, deliberate and intent
spills down the jeans to my feet
brush strokes so jagged, faulted by hope
start to sing some mindless tune

da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
something good is coming soon
da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
something bad is coming soon
da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
all of it is so fast
da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
feels so good to slide into this mess

last i heard you were still spending nights downtown
bitching about a good job and the kids you don't have
last i heard you moved west to finish up school
and give up on this rainy city

we're working, we're singing
we're clutching tattered flags
harvesting light from the witching hour dirt
and all the weeks and months that twist and blur together
are one big expensive night

da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
something good is coming soon
da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
something bad is coming soon
da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
all of it is so fast
da da da, da da da, da da da da da da da
feels so good to slide into this mess