Keith Dovoric Poet Lyric

Sunset Town

The lawyer is calling 
Or the Hawk is coming 
But the rockets land the same 
In Sunset Town, 
They all go to ground 
Maybe back from where they came 

The rodents and rocks 
The zombies in socks 
The big gala at the earth's core 
I don’t wanna travel 
And I don’t want no babble 
Can’t take the pressure no more 

‘Cause here we are livin’ in Sunset Town 
The great coup de grace for the West 
Let’s stay up ‘til nine with our moonshine and vines 
Gettin’ tangled in the dreams we loved best 

When the big missile launch
Rears its head around dawn, 
You won’t find me in no basement; 
I’ll be out in the reeds
With my riotous deeds 
No remorse and no replacement 

We all gonna party 
With Thomases Hardy and Pynchon — 
It’s gonna be grand 
And when the Good Lord Jesus 
Both blesses and sneezes, 
The Seventh Lamb will fire the band 

‘Cause here we are livin’ in Sunset Town 
The great coup de grace for the West 
Let’s stay up ‘til nine with our moonshine and vines 
Gettin’ tangled in the dreams we loved best 

Now there’s no desecratin’ 
Or deprecatin’ 
When Satan’s got his people to serve
Let’s go riding with sin 
Since we’re all wired in
To that unified bundle of  nerves 

Yes here we are livin’ in Sunset Town 
The great coup de grace for the West 
Let’s stay up ‘til nine with our moonshine and vines 
Gettin’ tangled in the dreams we loved best

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