Radio Shower

this isn’t necessary

what you want is temporary

so pit your thickest cherries

and come home to me

loud like a spraypaint birthday cake

heels are heavy, knees are quaking

god made a big mistake

when she left things up to me

everything passes quickly

i can hardly imagine what it’s like to be fifty and alone

but i practice each time you’re gone

thirteen blocks, after work

faster than true love at first

dodge the strollers and indie rock cowards

meet you in a radio shower

sweet and sparky, shiver glisten

silver aching for attention

you’re pretty smart but you scrub your mind too hard

everything flashes quickly

i will always remember what it’s like to be in love and still alone

hiding right under her nose

this isn’t necessary

dancing like an orchid fairy

finish your dinner-flavored candy

come home to me

what you want is not so scary

most failures are imaginary

you’re a deep sleep with vivid dreams

everything slips by so quickly

call me up if you start to feel guilty and alone

i will carry you home