For V

"The ponies run, the girls are young,The odds are there to beat.

You win a while, and then it’s done –Your little winning streak.

And summoned now to deal With your invincible defeat,You live your life as if it’s real,

A Thousand Kisses Deep.

I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,I’m back on Boogie Street.

You lose your grip, and then you slip Into the Masterpiece.

And maybe I had miles to drive, And promises to keep:

You ditch it all to stay alive,

A Thousand Kisses Deep.

And sometimes when the night is slow,The wretched and the meek,

We gather up our hearts and go,

A Thousand Kisses Deep.

Confined to sex, we pressed against

The limits of the sea:I saw there were no oceans left

For scavengers like me.

I made it to the forward deck.I blessed our remnant fleet –

And then consented to be wrecked,

A Thousand Kisses Deep.

I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,I’m back on Boogie Street.

I guess they won’t exchange the gifts That you were meant to keep.

And quiet is the thought of you,The file on you complete,

Except what we forgot to do,

A Thousand Kisses Deep.

And sometimes when the night is slow,

The wretched and the meek,We gather up our hearts and go,

A Thousand Kisses Deep....