Family Ties

It’s another workday morning Waiting in a barroom Drinking coffee with anisette Surrounded by tired hookers And their empty knowing eyes He’ll be down in another two cups Blurry eyed and sullen as always And we’ll head off to another home improvement project. This one is a second floor rosewood deck Or heart of cedar Or whatever I’ve priced it out to cover The wake up and wait He’d do it for half as much The girls after trying daily Have given up on me So it’s a lot more peaceful wait It’s how my brother in law and I Survive between union jobs