wooden nickels

met an old man

the other day and

asked him his name

he said it wasn’t real

important what I called him

but tomorrow don’t

matter much as today

and nothing matters less

than yesterday ‘cept maybe

the day ‘fore that. gold’s

always a good investment

but never gambling’ll fair

ya better. ‘less you’re sure to

win that is. love’ll leave ya

lonely an’ hurtin’ but

ya damn well better try

‘cause ive been wrong before. though if

i was we wouldn’t both be sittin

here tonight. and never

drink too much tea after

dinner time.

whiskey’ll do

just fine