Another Year In Retrospect

Birthday in Brooklyn, my friends it's been so long This group I've grown away from as gracious as a home We sit in each others company in that corner brownstone Distant regrets and distance dissipate in the summer air Exchanging love and rhythm, God I know that I belong here "This past year or so has been... you know, I couldn't place it" Rehearsed lines covering for such tremendous wasted time I wonder if they see through this disguise Birthday for the queen, my friend it's been too long Black curls dance in patterns around your somber head All past and present desires remain unsaid And the night comes to an end Bridges burning bright behind as I cross the state line The Newark air breathes sulfur as the poison floods this car My head heavy like lead with the thoughts of what if and when Taillights scorch the night and guide me back to my ignorance