Song for Mike Sycz
Lyrics by Darren Harbaugh
Ninety-five cent shoe polish
is black enough for me
I've stopped eating celery
because it sticks between my teeth
It doesn't matter how far you throw a stone if it hits
you in the back of the head.
If they don't snap my credit cards in two, I'll call
you twice before I'm dead.
Motel 8 in Biloxi
behind waffle house
bite a penny for your sorrows
but wear the checkered blouse
You can't forget the wisdom you've read from the good
book
sixteen years and a ballpoint pen are the only thing
she took
The freeway died before you were born
never had to slap it to keep it from crying.
Fool me once, fool me twice
but don't blame a man for trying.
My uncle used to sleep on a train track
But he gave some good advice:
Don't trust those who chose their own nickname.
or only diet sunday nights.