[Verse 1]
You moved up near the winery
I'm down by the oil refinery
You left my rags for his riches
Left a note, best wishes
[Verse 2]
Our cats still go out at night
Cooing in the moonlight
And the lights of Martinez
Scattered on the Carquinez
[Verse 3]
I play guitar 'til morning light
Alone with it I've built my life
I made some lovers through my skills
Some have lasted, others just filled time
[Verse 4]
Remembering you there with me
Taking walks along the sea
Years fly by, cursing us
End of summer, end of fall, winter, spring
[Verse 5]
Listening to Almeida play
Pavane for a dead princess
Tárrega and Albéniz
And his own discantus
[Verse 6]
Santos versus Benítez
Espada versus Cuevas
Ray Leonard versus Durán, no more, no more
My TV glows, my ceiling fan hums
[Verse 7]
Iron Mike broke bones
Julian Bream played the chaconne
Bobby Fischer took rooks
Smoking Joe threw hooks
[Verse 8]
Robert Burns wrote poems
Ed Gein dug bones
Martin Luther had a dream
You never did anything
[Verse 9]
You’re up there in the vineyards
Using some pretty words
You eat at French Laundry
Burning through money
[Verse 10]
And I’m here eating pistachio nuts
Over by the Taco truck
Scribbling words on receipts
Just go on and repeat
[Verse 11]
I walk along the service stops
And the antique shops
Come home every evening
Hear the dogs howling
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