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Peering underneath the hedge
At my walkie-talkie on the ledge
Of the open kitchen window frame
Of the trusting Mrs. Paine
Sheâs taken Russians in
A wife and two small kids
Marina, Rachel, June
Their smirking daddy when thereâs room
And now Iâm off to history
And I got a front row seat
My Secret Spy Decoder Ring
Says, âJunior, follow me.
Fate is filing up her plate,
The paper route can wait.â
I let the dailies stack un-thrown
This mysteryâs bigger than whatâs known
The petty events of this world
Yellow on the drive
Until Thursday night at five
When âO.H. Leeâ arrives
I sneak out in camouflage
And that night in the garage
A naked bulb illuminates
Sifting through the broken crates
Butcher paper in his teeth
The mousy ex-marine
Lifts from a blanket roll
A rifle with a scope
I caught my breath
As he clumsily drew the bolt action back
He was staring down the barrel right at me
Right at me!
Chased across the road
I burst into the kitchen of the cop next door
But he hardly looked up from his whisky neat, I shouted, âCome and see!â
The cop said, âWhatâs that thing?
Is that a Secret Spy Decoder Ring?
Are those x-ray glasses hanging from your ears? Donât you fear.
Your imaginationâs wild
I got a motorcade to ride in, in just a few hours
You remind me of my daughter, God bless her soul
Now, get on homeâ¦â
The cop got on his motorbike
Waved to the gunman at first light
Walking out of Mrs. Paineâs front door
Package underneath his arm
âWhat you bringinâ to workâ Lee?â
âCurtain rods,â he said and winked at me
The morning paper hit the drive
âTODAY THE PRESIDENT ARRIVESâ
Now, Iâm off to misery
A kid not to be believed
My secret spy decoder ring
Is wryly mocking me:
âYou could save his life
If you were old enough to driveâ¦
If you were old enough to driveâ¦
If you were old enough to driveâ¦â
If I was old enough to driveâ¦
- Album:
- Notes Falling Slow
- Kennedy Suite
- Wilderness
- One Soul Now
- In The Time Before Llamas
- Open
- Rarities, B-Sides And Slow, Sad Waltzes
- The Trinity Sessions
- Black-Eyed Man
- Lay It Down
- Miles from Our Home
- Miscellaneous
- Pale Sun, Crescent Moon
- The Caution Horses
- The Trinity Session
- Whites off Earth Now!!
- At the End of Paths Taken
- Early 21st Century Blues
- Renmin Park
- Demons