John Berto - Counted The Ways lyrics

Cigarette, the break up friend Home at dawn to make amends A flippant word, a cruel aside The worm is turning deep inside Darkened eye, the loosened hair I can't pretend that I don't care Cigarette, the missing band The cigarette I have counted the ways I have counted the ways And the waves that break upon the shores The three day stubble, the gloomy looks Won't find the answer in your God damn books The secrets mounting, the city's hot The tempered frayed, the nerves are shot Stain is spreading, it leads right through Voices fading, no longer true Can't change the river, can't change the sea Can't change the tide back to me I have counted the ways I have counted the ways And the waves that break upon the shores I have counted the ways Yeh I have counted the days I have counted I have counted the ways I have counted The waves that break upon the shore