Somerton - Self Defense Family

Church lets wino sleep

Never asks him to leave

Plants a tent;

calls it home

He uses pews to hang clothes

Rescue dog you can’t train

Although you saved him from rain

Rescue dog still lies

And plays loose with your life

Rescue dog begs and comes

Slips his collar and runs

A neighbor you let in

And you lend him your things

He quotes Bible verse

Absconds with your purse

A treaty you sign

And trust that it binds

On ink it holds birch

Though no man to his word

I was all that was left

I wanted to hide

But there’s no shelter

When thoughts envelop

What a time for me

I did whatever I pleased

Write the song to be sad

Or get sad to write the song

Let the cat in the bed

Or make him sleep in the barn

Bad ideas indulged

He left bones and skulls

Future fucks all of us

Hell’s too much involved

Who puts a hand out to me

Gently pulls on a string

I’d break any trust

I can ruin anything