the branches were tangled and they fought like little scraps
selling the paper and throwing their handicaps
and i told her i loved her like i never loved her
and i felt like losing it
and she felt like twisting
the air which did have it
oh i hadn't been listening
so i wiped my brow with the sweat from her should
than whiskey and loneliness
around everyone's holiness
the dogs have been purring
and the cats have been digging holes
and scared that i love you
and the birds in my stomach
and the parents are laughing
and teaching their kids to fly