At one time, not so long ago
People kicked around the fountain
Downtown, the brown brick invited
Crowds to crowd to the square
The fleshy sponges formed lines
The fleshy sponges formed lines
At one time, not so long ago
Human beings drank up the water
Downtown, I kick through the detritus
The lonely and desperate
Left downtown for skeletons
Left dust in their buckets
The lonely and desperate
Swell thick of their water
Lines form in time
The lonely and desperate
Return to the nurturer
The water's gone bare
They are a family
The done, received
The water's gone bare
The orange city sits desolate
The lonely and desperate
Return to nurture her
Their mother
The mechanical *******
So lonely, so desperate
Returns to the fountain
She enters sleep mode
So lonely, she
Counts the minutes
Dressed in sheepskin pajamas
So lonely, she
Counts the minutes once again