Me Too
Different days and different times, changing ways and changing chimes
Tunes unfamiliar to your ears, so much was lost over the years
As a young man with your hair slicked back
Cruising the open air astride your Indian kicking it back
The roads spilled into years now past
Did you ever wonder how long it would last?
You know, it always seemed like the right thing to do
Did you ever feel like it all went upside down? Me too
The baby, the caboose, the wild child always lets it loose
Older siblings married with kids, your situation varied it did
Day came you were married suddenly three- then five and six
No more open skies, hey! No more jump and jive get your kicks
Working on the American dream as they turned the screw
Lost your wife, stumbled some and acted the clown. Me too
I’m the baby, been in love and lost my heart; it burned to ashes
Broke some more after the fall; curse me, whip me fifty lashes
I know the pain; I know the way to make it all just go away. I do
Did you ever feel like it all went upside down? Me too
But today I say goodbye, leaving bad days turn to dust
The memories of a knowing grin, eyes you could always trust
I see a shiny Cadillac; chrome tipped fins on the back
A dashing young man in a sport coat looking sharp as a tack
Laughing and sharing a beer with your big brother Jack
When it came to spreading cheer, you boys had the knack
You know, it always seemed like the right thing to do
Did you ever feel like it all went upside down? Me too
Did you ever wish that one day it could all come back? Me too
Tim Windisch 8/7/2014
