Cape Canaveral Moon
Words and Music Copyright 1997 Robert Edgar
I’m folding dollars my Father’s gasping in his sleep
Stars are falling on the drive, in the river, rising deep
My paper’s lit by the Cape Canaveral Moon.
Wind from the east blows rotting seaweed out
Deep green chameleons nod their heads, flap their red throats about
My paper’s lit by the Cape Canaveral Moon.
The thermostat hits 78 Sends cold air blasting on my face
Sweat beads dry without a trace
Heat lightning flashes out at sea.
Waves roll in instead of thunder
Alone in bed my feet sweep under
sheets, and brush a sandy letter in shadows here with me
My paper’s lit by the Cape Canaveral Moon.
(Break)
Closets hold Vanguards and longboards
Photos and films of friends and fretboards
Stacks of vinyl Stockhausen records
Leaning silently.
A missle tumbles through the night
Hounds bark to scare off a...rocket fight.
Windows tremble and reflect the light
Arching over the sea.
My paper’s lit by the Cape Canaveral Moon.
I can’t understand how these palms are so profane
Sounds like a million slivered icicles
Shaking off some south bound train
My paper’s lit by the Cape Canaveral Moon.
My paper’s lit by the Cape Canaveral Moon.
My paper’s lit by the Cape Canaveral Moon.