6th
I wish my childhood was like this
So I’d have better stories to tell
eddie graces buick got 4 bullet holes in the side charley delislesittin’ at the top of an avacado tree mrs storml stab you with a steak knife if you step on her lawn i got a half pack of lucky strikes man come along with me lets fill our pockets with macadamia nuts then go ever to bobby goodmansons and jump off the roof
hilda plays strip poker and her mamas across the street joey narinsky says she put her tongue in his mouth dicky faulkners got a switchblade and some goosenecks risers that eucalyptus is a hunchback theres a wind up from the south let me tie you up with kite string and i’ll show you the scabs on my knee watch out for the broken glass, put your shoes and socks on and come along with me
lets follow that fire truck i think your house is burning down then go down to the hobo jungle and kill some rattle snakes with a trowel we’ll break all the windows in the ols anderson place and steal a bunch of boysenberrys ans swear em on our face i’ll get a dollar from my mamas purse and buy that scull and crossbones ring and you can wear it round your neck on an old piece of string
then we’ll split on ronniie arnold and flip him the bird and slash the tires on the school bus now don’t say a word i’ll take a rusty nail and scratch your initials on my arm and i’ll show you how to sneak up on the roof of the drugstore
take the spokes from your wheellchair and a magpies wings and tie em to your shoulders and your feet i’ll steal a hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legs and we’ll bury them tonight in the cornfield
put a church key in your pocket we’ll hop that freight train in the hall and we’ll slide down the drain all the way to new orleans in the fall
Tom Waits
