A Fish Fry

A FISH FRY David Alan Garrick 1993 Alarms will ring while in the dark That dog you hear is your own bark A minute more would be so sweet But thoughts lead to that porcelain seat The clothes you found still on the floor They’ve been there seems a year or more That sleepy woman you just awoke Is laughing cause your always broke The car is packed, the boat is hitched Your battery’s dead, now ain’t that rich You call your buddy for a jump And he’s still rolled up in a lump Breakfast is waiting at the diner Here comes daybreak, make it minor The traffic has not started yet This officer you’ve never met The water looks so mighty fine But you’re the fifth one back in line Rumor says the fish are bitin’ Hope they cannot see the lightnin’ Chancin it just might pay off The sun may shine and scare them off You reach that spot you like so well And find the bait’s at home; oh hell