Headlines

Woke up sweating over the state of affairs From my mountain isolation Up 3 flights of stairs And I wish it were morning And I wish this was over This type of thing used to throw me but now I'm older So I just stay naked, make a coffee and some toast Scroll through the news of the hour Try not to hold it too close Eventually get myself out the door Eventually breathe in the cool air Process the fact that I'm here and that you are there Skimming headlines, walking slowly Circling around Flashing headlights, beaming lowly Circling around Skimming headlines, walking slowly Circling around Flashing headlights, beaming lowly Circling around So what if I don't kiss the ring? Will I be kicked to the curb? Will I not believe in anything? We're not supposed to go outside And the stores are all closed Never seen the city so dead and so morose It's a crisis But we haven't got the words Or the gall to describe it When everybody's heard Different information And it's slipping through a sieve But the cats are all still yowling in the city where I live Skimming headlines, walking slowly Circling around Flashing headlights, beaming lowly Circling around Skimming headlines, walking slowly Circling around Flashing headlights, beaming lowly Circling around Circling around