Nightwalking

i've been known to walk at night
where streetlights end
and dark begins
and lately i've been occupied
with things i should have left behind
all my shortfalls notwithstanding
i could give a lot to you
press thisdtream up muddy river
underneath the drowsy moon

i've been seen out all alone
past grocery stores and mobile homes
beyond the glow of industrial parks
where laundromats spin broken hearts
out among the powerlines
things don't always turn out fine
there's a message in this nursery rhyme