The Drinking Song

The Drinking Song

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn,
My senses finally blurred

He was a rock
Til the end, a solid reminder
Couldn't deny a friend
We lived in the noise and
The sweet amber poison
Peeking up the skirt of the end
And we'd drink
Two gnarly dudes and some records
Much like plates of black food
We filled up our faces
Saw some far places
Stood on the roof in the nude

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn,
My senses finally blurred

Between poles, he said,
"We're like cows in the grass
Brushing off flies
Chaise lounging around
Standing up falling down
Til we no longer opened our eyes"
And we'd drink
Ever notice how drinking's like war?
Cup o troops oe'r the guns
Til the end of our health
A campaign 'gainst myself
Armed with bourbons and scotches and rums

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn,
My senses finally blurred

Think of bombs
We're poised on the edge of disaster
Whether it's right or it's wrong
We opened the window
Played some nintendo
Sang a few bars of some pretty old song
"Irene good night Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you, in my dreams"
Oh to dream, those impotent
Bones of extinction
Flying graceful and free
None but the best,
Cause the man cannot rest
Til he's finally beaten his me

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn,
My senses finally blurred

Til the end, he passed out on the
Sundeck that morning
Quietly saying goodbye
But I was so hammered I sputtered and stammered
Told him he couldn't just die
He was a rock
Went straight for his own armegeddon
Face froze in a grin
Ambulance flying in, I never drank again
Can't really call that a loss or a win

And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn,
My senses finally blurred