I walked beside the old train station I looked inside the store front windows There wasn't anybody in there There wasn't anybody on the street Mid afternoon in late July The sun was burning on the parks The trees were silent A thousand years of thinking hard and writing none of it down Down the street a water main break On the roof alcohol and something hard The day the water dried up from the taps All the fear and aggravation The day the water dried up from the taps On the street a conversation On the street a conversation Foul language and a muscle car There wasn't anybody in there There wasn't anybody on the street Flashing like teeth or flashing lights The sun was burning on the parks The trees were silent A thousand years of thinking hard and writing none of it down Down the street a water main break On the roof alcohol and something hard The day the water dried up from the taps All the fear and aggravation The day the water dried up from the taps On the street a conversation