A Better Man

Gift Horse Mouth

I will light the skies this evening,

With a dream that won't come true,

Jean is daydream believing,

This is pointing straight at you,

I will tug upon those heartstrings,

If you keep me in the dark,

I will dam the river Ganges,

I will sing with the skylark.

And yes,

I will be a better man.

I will light the match this morning,

"˜Til it burns right up my arm,

How faithfully I've loved you,

Kept your job on Maggie's Farm,

Tiger, Tiger burning bright,

Running round and round the tree,

I will keep these images mixed,

In my own insanity.

And yes,

I will be a better man.

I will drink the sweet elixir,

Sup the poison from the vine,

I will walk a thousand miles,

Just to hear you say you're mine,

I will pray to any deity,

That you care to create,

Bounce those hopes off the deafness,

That it can't reiterate.

And yes,

I will be a better man.

Here's a nod to my inspirations,

Here's a glass raised to their arts,

Here's a second-guessed acknowledgement

Of the sum of all their parts,

Here's the letter that you sent me,

Here's the woman that you laid,

Here's the walrus-strewn discography,

May you walk unafraid.

And yes,

I will be a better man.

And yes,

I will be a better man.