Those icy potholed city streets You wandered solely Each step deadening your heartbeats Killing you slowly |
They led you to a country lane There you found a pub And to a love you can't explain Spokes linking a hub |
There's magic in his metal strings That tears your world apart Old standards he sweetly sings Pierce like Cupid's dart |
Those syrupy Virginia tones Learned in the mountains Comfort your New York City bones Like sun-drenched fountains |
His misty maudlin drunken eyes Relate his true love And when he whispers silly lies You coo like a dove |
How did you live so long without Your own Danny Boy? Whose music makes you twist and shout Overflowing joy |
Through him God shows His extra care Art is sharing God This kid just has more God to share Cosmic lightning rod |