Dog Bones

Dog bones are brittle
When they’re thrown
How’s a man supposed to know
I drove off in my car alone
Imbued in trepidations all of my own

Off again
Far from slight
‘Cause I’m always on that side
Oh come on
Get it together man
That’s just oversimplified

Those days were real
Resplendent but concealed
The day we drove out to the lake
You told me learn to not
Hold onto mistakes

But I’m off again
Far from slight
‘Cause I’m always on that side
Oh come on
Get it together man
That’s just oversimplified

The night grew dark
My eyelids thin
You called me up
You said you wanted to
I asked you how you’re doing in school
You asked my how my father’s been
I told you
Everything

Dog bones are brittle
When they’re thrown
How’s a man supposed to know
I wrote it down for me to read
Gone on and dug it up
From the garden’s seed

Off again
Far from slight
‘Cause I’m always on that side
Oh come on
Get it together man
That’s just oversimplified