ABLE TO STAY
HELLO TREES, HELLO FLEWERS, ARE YOU ME? OR AM I YOU ON TOUR
I GOT FEWER AND FEWER REASONS TO LEAVE THESE DAYS AND
I THINK YOU'RE THE REASON I'M ABLE TO STAY
I DON'T RUSH HOME TO WATCH THE NEWS, IT JUST INTENSIFIES MY BLUES
SO I JUMP ON MY BIKE OR PUT ON MY WALKING SHOES AND
I THINK YOU'RE THE REASON I'M ABLE TO STAY
JACK HARVEY'S FAMILY LEFT THIS LAND TO THE CITY
TOO WET TO PLANT, BUT DAMN, IT'S PRETTY
FROGGIES IN THE PONDS AND SKEETERS WITHOUT PITY, AND
I THINK YOU'RE THE REASON I'M ABLE TO STAY
AND WHEN NOTHING ELSE MAKES SENSE TO ME
I CLIMB OUT OVER THE RIVER ON MY FAVORITE TREE
HELLO DEER, HELLO SQUIRRELS, IS THAT YOUR NEST UP THERE IN THAT BURL?
AS LONG AS I'VE GOT THIS I CAN ENDURE THE WORLD AND
I THINK YOU'RE THE REASON I'M ABLE TO STAY
© Leslie Frederick 1999