Windblown Rhymes

Shipwrecked souls litter the street,

begging your eyes and ears.

Some wave broke on this concrete

and left them scattered here.

It's a thousand years since yesterday

when they rode so fast and high

on the shadows and sunshine of their windblown rhymes.

"Follow me" they seem to cry,

parading, waving flags --

holy robes, leather and studs,

mohawks and trendy rags.

Just put on some shades and they'll show you

the way the blind lead the blind

through the shadows and sunshine of their windblown rhymes.

Which way do we go from here,

waking from dreams and lies?

All I know is you'd best take care

that what you put on fits you right.

I'm gonna put out my thumb

and see what I can maybe find

in the shadows and sunshine of their windblown rhymes.

The rough cut video was posted on YouTube on 8/22/11 - click here to watch that video. The words below match the ones in the video, which has a very different third verse from the one on the Going My Way CD, and a couple of other changed lines.

Windblown Rhymes

Shipwrecked souls along the street

begging your eyes and ears.

Some wave broke on this concrete

and left them stranded here.

It's a thousand years since yesterday

when they rode so fast and high

on the shadows and sunshine of their windblown rhymes.

"Follow me" they seem to cry,

parading, waving flags --

holy robes, leather and studs,

green hair and trendy rags.

Just put on some shades and they'll show you

the way the blind lead the blind

through the shadows and sunshine of their windblown rhymes.

And where will these street wise men

and their mean street wisdoms be

when the morning sun shines clearly

on the dark side of their dreams?

You might find some pieces

in the ruins left behind

of the shadows and sunshine of their windblown rhymes.