Paid To Pave

from May Demos by Joseph Running Crane

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Eating seeds just to pass the time
Drinking wine that I didn't buy
Hunched to the wind in a mismatched suit
Sliding over ice on leather-soled boots
Fastened to the loam under frozen ground
I stand like a sentry not making a sound
It's a chorus of echoes, years of regret
It's only noon I need a cigarette
There's a widow sleeping alone tonight
I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Wind or rain gloom of night
I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Yes I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Union break during final rites
Stolen nap to a sermonized lullaby
On the halting grind to a heartbreaking end
Monday through Friday, again and again
There's a widow sleeping alone tonight
I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Wind or rain gloom of night
I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Yes I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Funeral directors catholic priests
Well-meaning well-wishers, recently bereaved
"Give me a call, I'm always around"
Cause of death not spoken aloud
Fluorescent church lights for such a vicious dark
Slice of cake and a handshake when you're falling apart
But I can remind you if you care
That things are normal even boring somewhere
There's a widow sleeping alone tonight
I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Wind or rain gloom of night
I'm paid to pave the roads into the light
Yes I'm paid to pave the roads into the light

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from May Demos, released May 31, 2022

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