home by night

[[ A pretty regular song about lovers, one driving home to the other because they can't wait to see each other, but maybe some minor ambiguity about lunar madness and whether the wolf is any potential unknown enemy of the two lovers, or the wolf is the lover racing to get the lover at home, or the wolf is the lover waiting at home in bed like the wolf waited for Red Riding Hood. What big ears you have! ]]

nothing more peaceful than 

home by night

sensible people are 

home by night

home before wolves 

stumble out of the wood

home before wolves 

tumble Red Riding Hood

Wait for me there

on the edge of the bed

I'm halfway there in my head

Put on some music, 

my favorite tune

I'm driving under the moon

picture you sitting there  

home by night

combing your shining hair

home by night

safe from the wolves 

roaming out of doors

safe from the wolves 

of the metaphors

Wait for me there

on the edge of the bed

I'm halfway there in my head

Put on some music, 

my favorite tune

I'm driving under the moon

out-of-town news

[[ I am far from where I grew up and I am old enough that people are starting to die. I check the old hometown paper online for obituaries of anyone I might know. ]]

Been out of touch
with everyone for ages
ever since our changes came

Check the hometown news
obituary pages
just looking out for my name

Will it be me?
Will it be you?
Who'll feel the loss the worst?

Will it be you?
Will it be me?
Whose heart is going?
Whose heart is going to go first?

Look at their stories:
he fished weekends,
she was known to talk and cook.

Now surrounded by family,
surrounded by old friends,
all having one last good look.


Will it be me?
Will it be you?
Who feels the loss the worst?

Will it be you?
Will it be me?
Whose heart is going?
Whose heart is going to go first?