Mighty Things
When we met I was hitchhiking
Headed to Montgomery High
You stopped and offered me a ride
As down Brush Creek you did fly
A crazy kid upon two legs
A mobile wild boy emBugged
Whipped along a wasted world
To know us just say know we’re drugged
You offered me a happy smoke
Along with a wake up sip
Cherry brandy and LSD
Thus expanding our brief trip
Say hello to high school high
Our established destination
Just a case of furthering
Our own higher education
Wasted we’d do mighty things
Mighty stupid, mighty fun
Flying high on foolish wings
Children aiming for the sun
Crazy times at Redneck Eats
Wild in the vineyard run
Older nutjobs in the streets
Terrifying everyone
Enjoying all the tasty treats
Rare the vile ones we’d shun
Diabetic from the sweets
Seize canned ease to come undone
Wasted we’d do mighty things
Mighty stupid, mighty fun
Flying high on foolish wings
Getting closer to the sun
Getting older dumber still
Perhaps bolder express will
Looking inside for a thrill
Where we hide the thoughts which kill
Wild times in Colorado
With the Valk – DADC
Often getting up on Downing
Opulent in poverty
Bouncing round with no direction
Doing stand-up comedy
Falling down with Robitussin
Confirming my stupidity
With the gang in Santa Rosa
The Doo Dah debauchery
Through it all I gotta tell ya
You’ve always been a friend to me
As men we’re felled by mighty things
Mighty thoughtless, mighty dumb
Get too close and melt the wings
To our hubris we succumb
The promise of youth
The pressures of age
To clutch for the truth
To swallow outrage
Then spit back the bile
That fails to assuage
Or offer a smile
While turning the page
For Craig Luoto – always my friend
© 2012