Before The Bell Tolls

My wife told me, "man, best watch your manners"

As I straighten out her rattlesnake skin belt

"If you anytime touch any other woman

you'd be finish, you know what it means"

Sometime later came my brother with eight banners

And on each of them a lady in lamb'spelt

And said, "brother, won't you come and have some fun

With these magdalasque Magdalenes"

But I'm not just someone

who jumps when you call him

But I'm not just someone

who lies like an island

Somewhere upstairs in life's fountain they are kissing

and they're dancing like they really want to die

Then I hear their bodies tightly press the floor

no longer young but not yet old

Though it makes me smile I wonder what is missing

So I ask my mother, "help me, where am I"

She says, "son, I can't help you find the door

but dress yourself, you'll catch a cold"

But I'm not just someone

who jumps when you call him

But I'm not just someone

who lies like an island

I like everyone I'm loved by everybody

In the army of my equals I will cross

all the milestones of those diligent and patient

While a joy is creeping wildly up my spine

Ring them bells, reflections off my body

Shine them lights, maybe this is it, who knows

Make them know, this is my time and destination

Let me have all those saries and fines