Red Clouds Over a Zen Slog

Bite your fingernails off, they'll only get in the way
Fight the urge to piss yourself as they come on home each day
Throwing stones and marbles
They'll get you while you're down
Such a shame to say that whatever goes around never comes around for me

And I talked with you last week
And the feelings all too weak
Bright light in the corner of my eye
Staying up 'til midnight singing songs for you

It's far too long
It's far too wrong
I saw you staring at me as I walked down the stairs
As I called you for the night

Tell the sister what you'll do to her as you commit
Next week tell Father John what you did to her, so weak
Say five Hail Mary's so that you can sleep
Sunday school is waiting for you in the same spot every week