City lights 
Check the news on my F.M radio
& it won’t be too long till I turn up my stereo.
Gotta shake the week off
boss has been breaking my balls.
When it all seems that I have been fighting
 Fo’ nothing but a lost cause….
I survived another week cheating on my beloved country,
Living here in the city.
Try to wash off the dust but I
Still feel so dirty, so gritty.
But I know it won’t be to long till I get home & turn up my stereo.
Still it all seems that I have been fighting
 Fo’ nothing but a lost cause.
-Do I put the blues on when I’m down, when I’m broken hearted?
-Do I put the blues on, do I cry for the dear departed?
Gotta heartache, bended knee, I search the sky.
Looking for a remedy
 I meet the vulture’s eyes.
Time to put some old tunes on
The ones that never seem to die up on the vine
 I feel all my blues wash away
& now I watch lost moths fight under city lights.
I put the blues on when I’m down, when I’m broken hearted?
I put the blues on & cry for the dear departed?


Citylights

Through white holes in black curtains-
Is there prying eyes?
I know this for certain.
Beneath me terror lies.
& I stare straight into-
The eyes of her storm.
Blinding flashes of lightning-
My heart skips her thunder roars.
I’m pale faced & her taste is thick-
I cannot ignore.
That this ship has sailed-
So far out to see.
& I’m falling, overboard.
I keep my head above water,
I survived the impact.
In her tide I’ve been caught up, 
Will my soul be trapped?
This ship has sailed-
So far out to see.
I’ve fallen overboard.


Overboard

The Mirror

I recall where I’ve been
I drove the road alone that led me in
& Who I’ve become I realise
That I’m the one that I despise
         	                       
Another glass slid across the table
Am I willing am I able?
I only raised an eyebrow in reply.
I turn my head towards the mantle &
Between the glowing beeswax candles
I stare at the one I despise.

The mirror, it spoke the words &
The mirror is the only one that heard
Each day it doesn’t have to be the same
But the man from the other side calls my name.

The cork didn’t put up a struggle
Slow burning the sours subtle
Another bottle I try to resist in vain
Another glass slid across the table
Whiskey soaked in sin I’m stable
I have no rules left to defy

The mirror spoke the words,
The mirror is the only one that heard
Each day it doesn’t have to be the same
the man from the other side calls my name

I recall where I’ve been
How I drove the road alone that led me in,
who I’ve become I realise
that I'm the one,
that I despise 

& The mirror, it spoke the words,
The mirror is the only one that heard
Another glass slid across the table
I know I’m willing & I’m able
But each day it doesn’t have to be the same,
The man from the other side calls my name.


The Jackrabbits

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