Gravel (new london, ct.)

I heard the sound of your bike

As your wheels hit the gravel

And your engine in the driveway, cutting off

I pushed through the screen door

And I stood out on the porch

Thinking fight, fight, fight, at all costs

But instead I let you in

Just like I've always done

I sat you down and offered you a beer

And across the kitchen table

I fired several rounds

But you were still sitting there when the smoke cleared

You came crawling back to say

That you want to make good in the end

And oh, let me count the ways that I abhore you

And you were never a good lay

And you were never were a good friend

But oh, oh what can I say, I adore you

All I need is my leather

One t-shirt and two socks

I'll keep my hands warm in your pockets

And you can use the engine blocks

We'll ride out to California

With my arms around your chest

And I'll pretend this is real

'Cause this is what I like best

And you've been juggling two women

Like a stupid circus clown

Telling us both we are the one

And maybe you can keep me

From ever being happy

But you're not gonna stop me

From having fun

So let's go, before I change my mind

I'll leave the luggage of all your lies behind

'Cause I am bigger than everything that came before

And you were never very kind

And you let me way down every time

But oh, oh what can I say, I adore you

I heard the sound of your bike

As your wheels hit the gravel

Then your engine in the driveway, cutting off