Old Simon Stimson

Old Simon Stimson was once in love with me
When I was solid as a smokescreen, bluer than a tree
But all of this has changed and now I'm faster than a clam--
I'm sober as a churchkey, just as happy as I am

Once I could get by on the forty-dollar dole
In a carton made of duct tape on a pallet on the floor
Bottle empties quick these days, and flim has come to flam
But it's kind of hard to tell when you're as happy as I am

Brilliant as a box of hammers, fragile as the moon
Stylish as a jaybird, sneaky as a spoon
Heavy as the bluest note, true as any sham
Safe as a house on fire, just as happy as I am

I was dreaming that you were what I was dreaming of
Louder than a lighthouse that's been whispering of love
Funny as the Pope on fire, ferocious as a lamb
And all I hope... is that you... are...

As stormy as a teacup, as fragile as the moon
Stylish as a jaybird, sneaky like a spoon
Heavy as the bluest note, true as any sham
Safe as a house on fire, just as happy as I am

All I hope is that you are as happy as I am