philly sinks

it's always locusts

or floods

or drought

and then it's parties or prayer

he picks a girl he can live without

and puts her down over there

philly thinks

and when he thinks he can't feel anymore

philly drinks

and when he drinks

all the drunks hit the floor

philly sinks

and when he sinks you go down

and when you do

you both drown

congratulations

you hit the mark

you got the bird on the wing

the animatronic bloodhounds bark

the wind-up mockingbirds sing

philly thinks

and when he thinks you can't feel anymore

philly drinks

at least he did when you knew him before

philly sinks

but now the glass is a girl

but now the girl is a frown

well

you can put in your oar

but you're hoping for more

like the gulls and the freighters they follow around

and if the rowing gets done

just knock a hole in the hull

and let the ocean swallow you down

philly thinks

and when he thinks he can't swim anymore

philly drinks

until the tide pulls away from the shore

philly sinks

and when he sinks you go down

and when you do

you both drown