the graduate's on television tonight
the graduate's on television tonight
and i don't care. i'm sick of it,
tired of romance that looks how
people want it to look.
good God i was mucked down
in that bog for too long.
about twenty years too long
to be honest.
the graduate's on television tonight
and it's reminding me how stupid
i used to be. stupid enough to make
choices for all the wrong reasons.
good God i was stupid,
stupid and mean.
the graduate's on television tonight
and i don't want your company, dustin.
not tonight. because tonight i feel
like just another notch
on a gun somewhere
north of here, just another name
on a what's-getting-long list.
good God i was a hard fought notch
and a name written in calligraphy
on that list.
the graduate's on television tonight
and for once in a long while, i feel
like dreaming myself to drinky sleep.
good God, save me from me.
last line is a punch in the gut. and it brings it all together.
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