Songs

Out Here On The Edge

bamboo grows a foot a day
the succulents don’t need my care
bougainvillea is in bloom
there’s eucalyptus in the air
the santa ana’s breathing down my neck
hot breath that cracks my lips
it pushes me out to the ocean’s ledge
to view the waves that wall me in
I know I’m trapped
out here on the edge

sometimes I try to look away
over the canyons of the past
to better times & brighter days
mirages that don’t last
I chase the phantoms when I have the strength
thru passages that wind
but they all end up in a rocky wedge
my cries return in ricochet
I know I’m trapped
out here on the edge

night time is my only friend
it hides within its darkened cape
all my troubles & all my cares
& all my chances for escape
it opens up the limitless of sky
& punctuates with stars
but I don’t buy what they allege
the innocence of ignorance
I know I’m trapped
out here on the edge