I drove back out to Yellow Springs Because I didn't want to go home And in the darkness I sat alone on a wet bench Then a black cat crossed my path And in that moment I felt more blessed than I have in months The cat came over to sit with me And quietly we sat there for a half hour or more
There are some days where I truly wake up In those few moments I feel completely aware I can feel my self fill every inch of my weary skin and bones Everything I hear is finally clear Everything I see is truly real and alive and once again beautiful But most days feel like I'm half asleep And everything is a dream And if it's all a dream then I mourn the loss of all my creativity and curse myself for making this dream reality feel so dull I am a house The lights are on but no one's home Nothing but four walls a roof and echoes of laughter and tears Echoes that have been bouncing off walls for years I am an abandoned ship A sloop floating far far far from the coast The old man is long gone and I'm lost in the waves Maybe tomorrow I'll wake up again for a few fleeting moments in the sun Maybe I'll continue this dreary dream walk And then I'll dream of a wet bench in the quiet dark With a black cat on my lap And tomorrow an eternity away