for the times when you feel young, or carried away

I ONCE HAD A BABY GIRL NAMED JEAN

BUT SHE WAS CARRIED AWAY ON A CARAWAY SEED

THE BANKER I WAS BANKING ON LEFT

SO I'VE BEEN COUNTING ON MY ACCOUNTANT FOR SEX

EVERYNIGHT I'VE BEEN FINDING A NEW WAY HOME

BECAUSE THE TAXI RIDES MAKE ME FEEL ALONE

I'VE MADE IMPORTANT TELEPHONE CALLS

FROM IMPORTANT TELEPHONE BOOTHS

UNTIL I'VE USED ALL MY QUARTERS TO LISTEN TO

YOUR IMPORTANT TELEPHONE VOICE

AND THE LONG HEFTY SIGH

WHEN YOU REALISE ALL I'VE GOT LEFT

ARE NICKELS AND DIMES

I'VE BEEN FORGETTING HOW TO SPEND MY DAYS

AND HANG ON TO THE NIGHT

HERE IS THE GIFT AND THE DRINK AND THE

BEST PART IS ALWAYS WHEN THE SKY IS

PULLED OVER OUR HEADS LIKE A BLANKET

BUT I'VE SEEN TOO MANY BASEMENT SUITES

TO BE FOOLED BY THIS KIND OF A GESTURE

I WISH NOW THAT I'D ONLY THANKED YOU

FOR THE PEACH JUICE AND LEFT

HERE IS THE TRAPDOOR AND THE TRICK:

I'VE INVESTED IN NEW DREAMS FOR THE NIGHT;

NEW STOCKS FOR THE DAY

I'VE STARTED COUNTING THE NUMBER OF

WINDOWS YOU'VE GOT FOR ME TO LOOK OUT OF

I'VE SENT ALL MY TELEPHONE BILLS

TO YOUR ADDRESS

I'LL REMEMBER YOU FOR THE PHRASES YOU COINED

AND THE NIGHTS WHEN I LET MY THOUGHTS GO

ANY OTHER SKEPTISCM YOU'VE EMBEDDED

IN MY BED, IS THE REASON

I SLEEP ON THE COUCH

EVERYNIGHT I'M PULLING THE

WOOL OVER MY EYES