The Winery

[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