i saw it coming and started running but it never seemed to stop it flashed like a light in the middle of the night and exploded with a loud piercing pop the morning hit me and my shirt didn't fit me and beer cans were bent at my feet i walked to the kitchen someone started bitchin' and led me back to the street cars were passing and hustlers were hassling every new face that strolled by i jumped to the street dodging the heat while my feet did their best to fly like a circus clown in a strange dark town i reached for your number and phoned come save me from this with a smile and a kiss it's too much to face all alone you balked and you stalled and said why did you call? you need to find someplace to stay the high that sustained us was destined to fall and the feelings have all flown away. -- douglas brent smith