For Rui Boy

Phone’s off the hook No one knows where we are It’s a long time since I drank champagne The ocean is blue As blue as your eyes I’m gonna take it with me when I go Old long since gone Now way back when we lived in Coney Island Ain’t no good thing ever dies I’m gonna take it with me when I go Far far away a train whistle blows Wherever you’re goin Wherever you’ve been Waving good bye at the end of the day You’re up and you’re over and you’re far away Always for you, and forever yours It felt just like the old days We fell asleep on Beulah’s porch I’m gonna take it with me when I go All broken down by the side of the road I was never more alive or alone I’ve worn the faces off all the cards I’m gonna take it with me when I go Children are playing at the end of the day Strangers are singing on our lawn It’s got to be more than flesh and bone All that you love is all you own… I’m gonna take it with me when I go