ALONG THE VERTICAL HORIZON       

 

            Come, take what’s in my hand and understand

            what it’s like to be born again

            to hop and skip down a real yellow brick road

            chase white rabbits with Alice at the palace

            along the vertical horizon

 

            Many of our friends are already gone

            with atomic numbers and chemical names

            we can relearn the alphabet

            laughing hysterically as we recite it together

            MDA,  PCP, THC and LSD

            they’re all waiting for us there

 

            But don’t tell your mother where you will be going

            don’t show your father the vertical horizon

            they won’t understand

            but they won’t miss you

            because the vertical horizon is everywhere

 

            So come, take what’s in my hand and understand

            what it’s like to be a child again

            we’ll laugh and sing about everything

            as we rise to that playground in the clouds

            you and me and all our friends

            along the vertical horizon

 

            © 1978  Chris Sorrenti