Long Black Ribbon

(I actually need a little help on this one, / not really poem/ not really song/ I call it a cute ryhme .. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve crossed many a bridges I’ve seen many a town Now that long black ribbon beckons me To put the hammer down. Sometimes I get real lonesome And I don’t know what to do Long Black Ribbon Pardon me I’d like to talk to you Long black ribbon---here I am This is what I do I jam some gears and grind some teeth Then I roll all over you.. Was down shifting south of Dallas Pulled off to get some stew When a blonde just in from Denver Took my mind off you.. Had dinner at the café I heard all about her life But then I came back to you And drove off in the night .. Long black ribbon---here I am This is what I do I jam some gears and grind some teeth Then I roll all over you.. Life sure has many pitfalls And I’m not one to talk My home an eighteen wheeler And I have no plans to walk People hear me late at night With twin stacks both a blaze The engine begs for mercy While my eyes are but a glaze Long black ribbon---here I am This is what I do I jam some gears and grind some teeth Then I roll all over you I listen to those trucking songs I hear from town to town I’ve made friends with some of those Who put the hammer down.. And we joke around the truck stops As we talk about the road But aint that the kind of place To have your story told Long black ribbon---here I am This is what I do I jam some gears and grind some teeth Then I roll all over you.. Graffiti on the overpass The artist has come and gone As we wish away the miles Playing the same ole song With bloodstains on the asphalt Seems to be your tattoo We close our eyes, and go to sleep As we keep dying over you.. TAG,( Long black ribbon---here I am This is what I do) Norman Taulbee 2009 © Long black ribbon---here I am This is what I do