Shaking Like a Leaf on the Corner of Life

Last night I dreamt I kissed you

and just like in real life you pulled away.

I guess I'm just not good enough

and Gladys said I'm too much of a man for you,

but she's too much of a woman for me.

But I know if I were him,

we wouldn't just be friends.

I guess sometimes I just wish I were him.

so tell me pretty baby,

did you lay with me those nights

because you were lonely

or did you get back at him?

Was my bed as warm as his?

Did I suffice?

Was I able to keep you to the lifestyle

you're accustomed to?

Cause now that you're gone I toss and turn...

but I guess that's what I deserve.

You said I wasn't like the rest,

but you treated me like the rest.

Like those that came before you.

So say you're my friend and bow out gracefully.

Tomorrow I'll wake up to my cold sheets

with the smell of Los Angeles on my skin,

and you'll wake up in international waters

wearing is sweater.

But when he's gone and the smell of nicotine stains your skin

I hope you remember those warm summer nights

I threw myself at you.

The Nights we sang...

"We're loyal, like brothers

just us versus all the others.

You're the one for, you're the one for me."

Eight Sixteen

Bring on the night

cause It's gonna last us forever.

So turn up the radio

and sing your favorite song

cause these August nights

are gonna be our glory.

So put on your Sundays best

and lets go to O'Casey's

cause he never closes

and he always forgets your name

but he's got the best juke this side of silverlake.

So come on pretty baby

put on that shirt I love

and I'll put on those shoes

cause tonight's gonna last us forever, we're not singing the blues.

So turn up the radio and sing my favorite song

cause these August nights are our glory.

So come on pretty baby

"Cause I'm down for whatever"

so tell your papa your coming home at dawn

and tell your mama your in good hands

cause tonights our night and we aint gonna die

cause tonights our night and we aint gonna die

cause tonights the night we're gonna remember the rest of our lives

The Boxer

Her ghost haunts this place
long winded discussions of life and love,
heartbreak and loss…
whole hearted, half drunken allegiances.,
But she abandoned me,
this woman to my left.
My companions of drunken sorrow.
All of them,
have found their king
never aware of the one that sat right next to them.
No, but I was never a contender
I was just the punching bag
they used to stay strong
…to stay sharp for that title fight.
But I wasn’t done being used…
abused, suffering in silence
like an obedient house wife.
But the time has come
(and the big show is now)
and you’ve always known,)
you were the prize in this fight.
So take his title
(yeah, his last name)
cause it suits you well.
And maybe now,
…you can retire a champion.