The Girl That Smiled at The Boy

Andy McGaw  socan 2020 
 

Sittin’ on the john I got thinkin’

The way things are goin’ here is stinkin’

I could sell the Fender Twin to Sam

Maybe go back east again

Find the girl that smiled at the boy

 

Get a job and keep it don’t just look at the pictures, read it

Think up a new picture for myself.

I’ve long run out all my crazy days the fool of youth the bills it paid

In conversation with myself in silence

 

I have seen butterflies fly among the bees sometimes

Somehow they can keep a civil tone

She went buzzerk on Tuesday

She buggered off on Wednesday

All she took was a mirror and her phone

 

I have every reason

This place is freezin’

I could use the work and warmth of a woodstove

It doesn’t mean anything

When someone hears a bluebird sing

Always someone getting married in the spring

I’ll sell the Fender Twin to Sam

Maybe go back east again

Find the girl that smiled at the boy

 

Don’t throw that old blanket in the dumpster

I’ll roll it up and put it in the car

It’ll keep my achy shoulders warm

Off the road in a storm

Got to kneel on something now to change a tire