Favorite Things

Dirty martinis and Cuban cigars Fishnet stockings on hookers Playing my guitar. Long days at the beach Women without wedding rings Making a list of my favorite things Sex before Breakfast Out running the cops A judge that grants bail Then getting bailed out. Books by Sandra Cisneros And Renaissance Art, All of these things have a special place in my heart But when the bars close And I'm still sober My dealer doesn't answer the phone I think on these things To keep from getting pissed off And I express how I feel in a poem. Rock n' Roll music and classic cars Rockford Files reruns Deep cuts that leave scars My probation officer not making me drop Dive bars bad girls and musty bookshops A day at Wrigley Watching the Cubs Cool Tucson mornings And falling in love The sound of my children's laughter and the first day of spring What an exceptional life I've had to be part of all these things. But when I'm hungover And I've got warrants Or when my car breaks down I think about all of my favorite things And haul my butt out of town JSB