Lemonade

It was Cinco de Mayo Pillow case on his head No more breathing time An ambulance sped It sped 'round every corner Calling out his name Shot a rabbit from the back seat window Sat and watched the summer corn grow Ate ice cream in a desert dream And got lost in father singing Too hot inside too hot outside Lazy days when I said just go for a run We'll sail on Spirit Lake, Me, my pappy, and his lemonade Tim and tina were my parents' names They got engaged they were inflamed Seduced by the lie of butterflies How they shimmered how they glimmered Those butterflies We seven kids, we almost died Nearly put to death By lightning strikes Instead there was hot pink Flashes in the sky We climbed the rocks in snow ‘n' rain In search of magic powers To heal our mother's pain Shot a rabbit from the back seat window Sat and watched the summer corn grow Ate ice cream in a desert dream And got lost in father singing Too hot inside too hot outside Lazy days when I said just go for a run We'll sail on Spirit Lake, Me, my pappy, and his lemonade