I drove you home.
I walked away.
You went inside.
I didn’t stay.
I drove you home.
I said goodnight.
I tried to sleep.
I saw first light.
Sometimes I don’t even know myself
What I’m expecting.
Life is over there on some shelf.
Dust’s collecting.
I drove you home.
I took your hand.
I had to ask.
It wasn’t planned.
It felt like death.
You didn’t speak.
I held [...]
written for the 2010 Broadway in South Africa Benefit
Oh. Oh.
And the mothers work.
And the children play.
And the fathers ran away.
The fathers.
The fathers ran away.
The fathers.
The fathers ran away.
Hold your breath.
Count to ten.
No telling when he might come back again.
We are the children of a fatherless place.
Don’t you see us standing with our brothers [...]
Shut up and listen,
While I tell you how to move on.
Please be seated.
You’re overheated.
Just pour yourself a drink and try really hard not to think about my eyes,
My thighs,
My nice white lies.
I made some rice.
I thought we could have some stir fry.
Oh,
Just do not think about how much you love me.
Just think of when you [...]
from Tales from the Bad Years
At what age do I have to stop smoking?
‘Cause I think there’s a cut off when it stops being cool and you just have lung cancer.
And I like wife beaters and keg stands and indie bands,
But I think there’s a cut off.
I hope it isn’t twenty-five.
And I would hope that
I’ll [...]
from Tales From the Bad Years
Lovers and haters,
We gather here and now for the making of a holy sacred vow.
So make some room for the bride and groom -
Yours truly,
Mc groom-e-o.
Check it out, yo.
With my hair gelled back and my best suit on,
With my girl by my side and the tickets to San Juan in [...]
