they ask a question
answer hides in the quiet
i should say no
but something pulls me in
lucky in a funny way
no family, no job to tie me down
artist company, but it’s not my song
it’s my work, it’s the family’s song
they ask if i like to watch
on youtube, you know
they say, “please do not use heavy machinery”
and i laugh, so soft and low
good counsel, yes
thinking of Joni, yes
she might say, “let’s do it,” just like me
let’s hear that opinion
let’s hear a little more
someday we have the songwriter, me
with my album, Quiet Hum, here with me
they’ll say, “we will be right back”
and the music starts to play
i’m just sitting here
a little lost, a little far away
just the hum of the station
quiet, humming sound
thinking of Joni Mitchell
still walking on this ground
