To Ramona (Rehearsal)

Ramona, come closer

Shut softly your watery eyes

The pangs of your sadness

Will pass as your senses will rise

The flowers of the city

Though breath-like, get deathlike at times

And there's no use in tryin'

To deal with the dyin'

Though I cannot explain that in lines

Your cracked country lips

I still wish to kiss

As to be by the touch of your skin

Your magnetic movements still capture the minutes I'm in

But it's grieving my heart, love

To see you tryin' to be a part of

A world that just don't exist

It's all just a scheme, babe

A vacuum, a dream, babe

That sucks you into feelin' like this

I've heard you say many times

That you're better than no one

And no one is better than you

If you really believe that

You know you have nothing to win and nothing to lose

From fixtures and forces and friends your sorrow does stem

That hype you

And type you

And making you feel that you gotta be just like them

I'd forever talk to you

But soon my words would turn into a meaningless ring

For deep in my heart

I know there's no help I can bring

Everything passes

Everything changes

Do what you think you should do

And someday, maybe

Who knows, baby

I'll come and be cryin' to you