Sunday, July 10, 2016

Echoes on the Road

The echo of voices I hear
As I walk on this old dirt road 
My best friend and I 
The mystery of girls 
I would sing country songs 
He would play an air trumpet
Jazz band practice 
I had to sing a rock song 
So he could laugh at my country twist
At least I tried 
I was no Led Zeppelin or Elvis
Yet I knew most songs
We would steal cigars
And stop at the bakery 
For bismarks from beautiful girls 
Ten miles round trip on foot was
Nothing for a couple of adolescents 
We had won the lotto of time
And were burning through hours
His time ran out a few years ago
But I still smile at our antics 
And the secrets we found out
That aren't so secret now 
What an exciting time 
Strange how those years 
Press so hard on one's memory
And I feel like the same person 
While everything else has changed 
As I walk down that old road





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