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