The Raven And The Red-Tailed Hawk

I watch a raven hop, hop-hop-hop Rock, rock, rock-to-rock Still hot 'round the house fire's afterglow Yesterday, saw that raven picking at an empty hard hat Rocking by the side of the road I tossed a rock, it echoed cross the vacant lot The raven cawed and slowly, indolently flew away Look down and stare I shouldn't care, I shouldn't care It's not like we were gonna be good friends anyway Some days I can't do it Sometimes I just can't do it The only way around it's through it Some days I can't do it Some days I just can't do it The only way around it's through it Maybe nature's war, or maybe war is nurtured Maybe we were never really gonna be good friends anyway The clouds break up Windows down, windows up, the curtains puff Enough, enough, time to get on with the day See a red-tailed hawk Drop-drop-drop from a flying stop, like a rock Onto something in the grass below Yesterday, I watched that hawk just staring at a raven Picking at some empty helmet by the road Some days I can't do it Sometimes I just can't do it The only way around it's through it Some days I can't do it Some days I just can't do it The only way around it's through it See a red-tailed hawk Drop-drop-drop from a flying stop, like a rock Onto something in the grass below Yesterday, I watched that hawk just staring at a raven Picking at some empty helmet by the road Some days I can't do it Sometimes I just can't do it The only way around it's through it Some days I can't do it Some days I just can't do it The only way around it's through it Can't do it It's through it Can't do it It's through it Can't do it It's through it I can't do it Can't do it The only way around it's through it