(March 1993)
I Take The Thin Moon And The Sky :: The dirt rising in clouds through the trees as the farmer's truck winds down the lane The air turns hard you say your hands are cold The day we sat on the bench in the park in the brown sun of a cool September afternoon And everything tired of holding on I take the thin moon and the sky for cover I'll take anyone you wind up being after the fits and the frozen hours I'm a letter no return address The days are long and they keep getting longer I'm all alone in this bar writing down these lies on the table cloth I want to get away somewhere When everything dies the days all end alike I'll take the thin moon and the sky for cover... (August 1989)
Don't Look Back (traditional with additional words by Jim Shelley) :: Don't look back to the days of yesteryear You cannot live on in the past So don't look back And I oh yes I know so many people Still trying to live on in the past But don't look back If I oh if I could call back all those days of yesteryear Well I would never roam and I would never treat you bad But those days are gone So don't look back And if I could call back all those days of yesteryear you'd be here today If I had my way But don't look back Stop your dreaming Stop your dreaming... (July 1989 )
I Ran Into America :: I ran into America on a fast train to Bangcock I didn't recognize him at at first His face was puffy from too much vodka and his raincoat was tattered and smeared with his own puke and cum He was picking his teeth with a ginsu knife He looked at me and sort of half smiled I saw that some of his teeth were missing 'There are no more heroes for hire' he hissed 'What a sad story' Later I found him in the bathroom passed out slumped over the toilet I took his knife and his wallet which was empty and balled up some paper towels and stuffed them in the waste basket and set it on fire then locked the door from the inside and crawled out the window I landed hard on the rocks broke both legs but I'm okay now I haven't heard from America since... (Summer 1976)
