I can still see the moon on the night we met It was shining like the grin of a fool You got into the van, drew all over the roof I don't know why, but I thought it was cool You were all Doc Martens and Clove cigarettes Black Beauties and Blue Label beer And though I licked every one I finally lost count Of all the holes pierced round your right ear All of the nights spent in harmless crime When will I have a better time?
The whine of youth, bitter roar The whine of youth, hear me snore Ten years later standing in Cozumel Left foot on a poisonous fish You almost died and your mouth turned blue All I thought of was your lipstick A lifetime gone and my only art left Is Vicodin and PS2 I think now and then what might have been Bald, broke and morally screwed Those were the days, God, we kicked some a** You punka** kids get off my gra**