Sad Old Cardinal

July 19th, 2015 - Daily Goat #200: Song for Mark and Joel

I opened up the window and the cold air came in And I saw a bird on a branch outside That I had never seen before He looked a robin, but it had an upside down v-shaped Red mark on its chest And I had a special feeling in my mind I had a special feeling in my mind I had a certain glint in my eye On the morning the trouble came by

There was a map of the American Midwest on one wall And there was a map of the American West on another wall And there was a map of Rome on the third wall And there were maps in all directions I was looking at them, pondering connections When trouble came by

The Window Song

Something pulled me off the bed And the same thing moved the muscles in my legs I moved toward your voice, and my body got so light I could’ve walked on eggs right then and not broken a one of them

I know you You’re the one I spent three seasons trying To pretend that I never knew