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WILLIAM NOWIK
Miscellaneous
Pocket Change
Iâm sittinâ in this diner suckinâ down week old coffee
And they didnât have any cream and they didnât have any sugar
And their grits were gritty and their eggs were even grittier
But I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
Let me tell you something mister, I spent last night with my best girlfriendâs
Best friend and her sister
The moon was bright and I was tight
Higher than the cliched kite
Man, I was a sight
And I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
And I went to start my car
But my car wouldnât go
And I didnât have no money
I didnât have no dough
And B. Bumble & The Stingers was playinâ on the radio
And the river, the river was filled up with silt
You canât even get a boat outa here anymore
I wondered, you know I just wondered why it happened that
It all happened so fast
Look out, it was already today
And I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
I wonder why she wants me any old way
In the mirror, I looked over the bar, man, I looked like a raccoon
Now the radio is playinâ John Lee Hooker goinâ Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom
The waitress poured more coffee
It was so thick you could cut it with a spoon
And I looked into her eyes and I fell right into her wound
But I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
And that time was approaching soon
I stepped outside and the world went by so fast it made my head spin
I decided I had to immediately duck back in
The waitress, she came over and she asked me
Hey, why didnât I like it
Iâm not eating my food
And I said no, I just donât think I was hungry as I was
The food is really good
And she said youâre lying
I said no, Iâm just trying to be polite
She says now Iâve heard everything
Goodnight
And I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
Man, I looked over my shoulder
And in walked this man who was seven feet tall
And he asks me, he said, are you Nelson Algren
And I said no, son
And he pulled out his gun and he says well then
Give me your wallet
And I said I ainât got one
And then he stuck his gun in my face and he just said just in case your lyinâ
You better stand up and let me take a look
And as he rumbled through my pocket he found a book
And he looked at me and he says whatâs this and I said it was a book I wrote
And he just laughed man, he just laughed at me
And he gave it back and he said well, then Iâm gonna take your coat
And I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
So I said, I said shoot me, I said shoot me but please make it quick
âCause that stuff I drank the night before, it was, it was makinâ me really
Frightfully sick
And I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
I was supposed to be gettingâ married in the afternoon
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