I Hate It When the Sun Goes Down

Yvonne is at the track meet
Michael’s at the bar
the others should be
finishing their shifts

I’m thinking about the things
that are pulling at me now
I’m okay but I
know there’s stuff I’ve missed

I know Michael he will call
being short on rent again
Yvonne will try her
best to make it down

The others will be bitching
loud when happy hour ends
And I hate it
when the sun
goes down

Maria called from Salem
bad news of Uncle Dex
they took some bone out
from his lower jaw

Goddam cancer came back
like a disinvited ex
the old black rider
coming for us all

But Michael didn’t call this month
He might have caught a break
Yvonne said Kyle took
the kid to town

His mile run was decent
maybe good enough for States
And I still hate it
when the sun
goes down