Birds Eye View (Hazel)

Tuck my ears into the bonnet Shove my hand under the seat I might yet get into college Trade it all for chicken feet And fold my skirt well when you pack it If you come to visit me If it won't work out with Hazel I'll have nothing to lay clean And I'll say "Hold me down like an anchor" And put her hands where I keep my hunger Well, I'll grout tile at our feet She'll say "Guide me where I cannot row I want your work, I'm not afraid" And in my dream we sleep in late Poker when the light is low Buddy up, I'm s-t at bluffs I can't say no But I want it like I want the last word If she can't teach me now I'll never learn It's one evening on the isthmus Had the birds eye view on her It makes no sense in the morning But by August she's the talker And I'll say "Lord don't let me lose myself In the arms of someone else" When I pray it lasts for days And she'll say "Guide me where I cannot row I want your work, I'm not afraid" And in my dream she's just offstage And you won't have to worry, oh Buttercup, I'm in bed, I won't say no Oh, oh, oh And sipping something from the corner store It's what I plant those poppies for We'll buy a boat and have a kitchen Be my father, keep a woman Let her plan and earn the health But Lord, don't let me lose myself Not my brother, I'm just dreaming In our evenings, in our evenings If she can't teach me now, I'll never learn