Dog Days

The man in the moon is a woman in disguise

Behind the mask she has summer in her eyes

The night air hangs thick the crickets fade

From east to west the evenings on parade

Red sun, yellow moon green grass, breathing room

Lay me in my childhood bed dream of better days

Red sun yellow moon green grass breathing room

Lay me in my childhood bed

The alleys lined in barrel fires

Burning leaves, black smoke spirals

We married young in our mothers lace

With promise rings to hold a place

Red sun yellow moon green grass breathing room

Lay me in my lover's bed

Red sun yellow moon green grass breathing room

Lay me in my lover's bed dream of dog days

Got my shoes off with the mud

Between my toes

Don't forget to dress me in my sunday clothes

I could count the afternoons left on my hand

Let it all begin again

Can you hear the carousel

The tractor hum the catholic bells

We run toward our slowing down

I'll never leave this lackawanna town

Red sun yellow moon green grass breathing room

Lay me in my childhood bed

Red sun yellow moon green grass breathing room

Lay me in my lover's bed

Red sun yellow moon green grass breathing room

Lay me in my final lay me in my final lay me in my final bed