From the recording Wear And Tear
Performed at Sunol Jazz Cafe live with Mystery Force - Jeff Mirocha on six string bass, Mystery Man on electric guitar.
Lyrics
Once upon a summertime
a winter springs and falls
before I noticed it at all
watching tiny crabs
living claw to mouth
this wear and tear has sent me south
Sailing to Avalon
the coast is free and clear
but they say "You can't get there from here!"
well, I've made cells divide
an oyster makes a pearl
I'll make an oyster of my world
But after pressing flesh and pulling Gs
the master-stroke is still eluding me
and even with the settings on default
my universe is grinding to a halt
On a starry night
I look up at the sky
and to this day it makes me cry
but howling at the moon
the things I'm grateful for
I feel my feet against the floor
But consequences came from every word
that's ever been spoken, thought or heard
and consequences came from every deed
like fruit that's bearing out and dropping seed