Tokyo Train

Even though

your letter began with "Hello"

and ended with "Love, Helena"

every single word meant

"I'll never see you again"

I hate to see you go

but too bad you're staying home

It's bon voyage this time

but you don't even seem to know

You make a bad day

much much worse and I'm tired

(tired of Helena)

You make a bad day so much worse

and I'm tired

(tired of you, Helena)

You left me on a Tokyo train

and you never looked back

You poured ink right on my stain

and you never looked back

Even though

your letter began with "Hello"

and ended with "Love, Helena"

I can read right through to

your boa constrictive ways

Goodbye, Helena

You're no good for my health

So goodbye Helena

goodbye, goodbye, bye

Goodbye, Helena

You're no good for my health

So goodbye Helena

goodbye, goodbye, bye

When it's late in the dark of night

I picture you hatching a plan

Convincing yourself

it's the right thing to do

So now you're pacing

sitting, typing, pacing,

reading aloud to an empty room

Crossing out with a red pen

typing some more

Where's that red pen now?

Goodbye

Goodbye, Helena

You're no good for my health

So goodbye Helena

goodbye, goodbye, bye

Goodbye, Helena

You're no good for my health

So goodbye Helena

goodbye, goodbye, bye

Goodbye, goodbye

goodbye, Helena