Goin’ to a shrink
mind’s on fire
eyes crossed
can hardly think
a little crazy
gettin’ mighty hazy
better have a drink
down to the last dollar
now’s time to holler
crossing over the brink
bout’ to get kicked out
of this hellish motel
nowhere to go
on highway’s
endless spell
pit in the stomach
closing in
hurts so bad
tasting swallowed gin
insanity’s ok
visions melting away
it’s what you say
in a mysterious
misunderstood
way
been so alone
this chill goes straight down to the bone
can’t control these feelings about life
never had a home
messed up suicide
years of strife
divorced one too many
a
wife
seems right
to abide by
hop off the bed
on a rope
cinched tight
and hide
from this painful
existence
swingin’
from that cheap
chandelier
so low
so darned right
ingrained insistence
never ready to die
eating all that rotten
American pie
it just so happens
and is done for you
so
not
‘catcher in the rye’
when you are not even ready
to receive it
while you were so small
believin’
it
wondering why
everything around you
when you weren’t paying
attention
grew
so
very
tall.
