I’m Feeling It Today

Mike and Noah they were on the lamb
Writing poems with Pabst Blue Ribbon
While the table red drowned the news in my head
So I could lay in the grass and salute the sundown

A few empty-belly casualties-
A wolf and a lion and a stray
Everything seemed fine while beneath the wine
But I'm feeling it today

What do you keep locked up in that ribcage of yours?
I fear lightning and forgotten desires
She's tracing an X above the heart in his chest
Wondering, what makes a woman fight these wildfires?

Lovers survive on crumbs sometimes
That's why they take back half of what they say
It didn't hurt too bad when he turned out the light
But now she's feeling it today

Today in the naked sunlight
Carve the bruise from an apple with a paring knife
Make a wish on a dandelion head and blow it away

We'll, I've got a bird who won't ever whistle
'See That My Grave Is Kept Clean'
But I've seen enough cellphone and dashcam videos
To wonder, where is this land of the free?

There's a riot goin' on, spin the juries 'til they're hung
Bring the war armor and the pepper spray
'Better blue than true' won't do tomorrow
Because we're feeling it today

America said, let's just rip off the scab
And sink that French bitch into the bay
"If that was an election", the folksinger laughed
"I'll take my chances with the NRA"

It was a noble idea on paper, I suppose
See it in a museum before it disintegrates
You let the lesser of two evils take you from behind
And now you're feeling it today

Today in the naked sunlight
Carve the bruise from an apple with a paring knife
Make a wish on a dandelion head and blow it away

Everyone was preaching to the choir
On swivel stools at Trey and Lallaya's bar
Sara said, "Order an Old Fashioned for me"
She plugged the jukebox, I flipped off the TV
And we just let time slip away

And come to think of it, it seemed to do the trick
But we're feeling it today