Cyclades

My dad rode a 750
When he lived alone in Siskiyou County
He memorized the curves
Of this forest ride of shasta to his home
Once he flew around a bend
And elk were scattered across the road
No time to brake
So he closed is eyes and prayed

There's too many stories to remember
Too many stories to tell
Too many stories

Years later in Greece
With my mom shining blue and gold
Playing: Honey, take the wheel
On a windy Cycladean road
With a heavy rain falling
Their car lost all control
And slid over the line
Towards a trailer truck head on

There's too many stories to remember
Too many stories to tell
Too many stories

The way I remember them telling me
They slid right through the truck
Not around or under
But in one side and out the other
It broke the laws of physics
And my childhood memory
But they said: You made that all up
When I retold their story recently

There's too many stories to remember
Too many stories to tell
Too many stories