For Adrian

a song—folk—key of A

we met on the road

by the maple tree on 223

where the pretty girls swung

while they hear the preacher's tongue

the cop car passed us

and we hid inside the overgrown grass

rolling all around

until we kissed the ground

like a cartoon or a clown

we both laughed at this town

how we longed and longed to drive away

still your skin was never tight

and mine was never right

so you'll stay

and i'll go away

then i drove you home

where your mother gave me biscuits

and said how nice i was

and we just grinned because

we both knew what

we were doing when the cop drove by

and it wasn't pure

but were sure

like a cartoon or a clown

we both laughed at this town

how we longed and longed to drive away

still your skin was never tight

and mine was never right

so you'll stay

and i'll go away

we met again in your car

said that you'd gone way too far