Here and Now
rock 'n' roll was always thus...
here and now
there’s no time for anything
but we’ve gotta make time for us
i’m in a hotel room somewhere in a Black Forest Chateau
just poured off of the tour bus
so I’m holed up in this hotel room
i’ve got nothing to do
i’m sick of the cable tv feeding me endless numbing news
its a long way from me to you
there are abstract paintings around the walls
i turned them upside down
i pick up the phone
but its late at night
i don’t wanna make a sound
there are more than time zones between us
theres a lot of cracks to fill
we thought this time apart
would be some time to kill
and i just need someone to talk to
so i call for a cheese on rye
i tell them to hold the mayo
i stifle the need to cry
because none makes a rye like you
cut the crusts off like you always do
so i need to write a song that is so concise
that it says everything in a few words
midsummer has gone
and i fool myself
if i think the days don’t start to get shorter (nights sure feel a little longer)
the kids are home for the holidays
and it feels like winter’s setting in
but i don’t want our time to go
i don’t want our time together
to slip away so fast
and i don’t feel the need to hold on to the past
i just know
i want you now
here and now
clear and how
here and now
in the here and now
closing the door
like a coffin lid
closing the door
another day begins
i fire the car
my soul has wings
but i can’t wait
to be back home
where the kids are running
and were home alone
and i'm not looking to recreate the past
cos i'm here at last…
About the Creator
David Ireland
David Ireland is a writer, broadcaster, musician and artist.
David also works under the pseudonym Cas Greenfield and with the Electro band Kuhl
Follow David's work as Cas at www.casimirgreenfield.com
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