| Scotious | |
| "Crack in the Glass" | |
| Jimmy drive to town In Daddys pick-up truck But Daddys dead So hes the man today Going to the county fair To try his luck, Only trouble is hes got his mother and his sister and when he buys his ticket the lady calls him mister Jesse sees her friends And takes off like a shot Jimmy cries out meet me later, At the ferris wheel by 10. Done with school and hungry To be in the world alone Responsibility Six syllables, no guarantee Mamas got a bake-off with her famous cherry pie Its a sudden independence Its stubble in the mirror Like rain between the clouds Or a crack in a whiskey glass growin ups growin old real fast Jimmy wanders round ignores the carnies pleas sets his sites on nothin hes blowin with the breeze A voice cries out his name its a scene he should avoid its lester banks & friends in the back of his 4 X 4 theyre all getting high and sucking down Jim Beam Its a pull he cant ignore though God knows that he should, But nights like this are rare as this scarlet sunset feeling little pain the night unfolds its mystery till Lester asks bout jesse shes causin quite a stir in me When Jimmy checks his watch its almost 10:15 Its that sudden independence its daddy leavin home like a leaky roof repaired or a firm break with the past Growin ups growin old real fast. Jimmy takes off on a bead shes always been on time her friends are up ahead waitin on line They say they left her at the bug about a 1/2 hour ago shes probably at the duck pond its her favorite game, you know And it sounds just like a bad line from a bad picture show Jimmy trips away whiskey in his brain passes by the bake-off the whiff of pie remains till Jimmy hears a noise behind the trailer row its Jesse on the ground her shirt ripped, now he knows the sky, the stars, his fog- shes cryin as she lay Its a sudden independence a gathering of days like shooting pool with strangers or tossing a perfect cast growin ups growin old real fast Jimmy doesnt say a word as he helps her from the dirt sees two legs runnin fast retreat into the night Jesse (Jimmy) spots him behind the wild mouse smokin without a care their eyes meet like two spotlights the charge is in the air theres no place to run and he cant hide Its a straight course Jimmy sees there aint a curve in sight the roller coaster racket is a comfort in the night Jimmy reaches in his pocket feels reassured its the one thing Daddy left him its shiny but its got curves The smell of cotton candy calms his nerves Its the depths of independence a choice thats not a choice the deed first then the thought your name in the nightly newscast growin ups growin old real fast |
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