Red Carpet

Roll the red carpet out to
Meet them waiting in their cars
Fill the air with desperation
Like a dog that won't stray far away

Put the glad hand over shoulders
Act like you give a shit
Pay for laughs and pay for dinner
It still won't mean a bit
It don't mean nothing at all

Peerless poets have brittle hearts
Buying bags from someone in the park
Will they come down in your reach
Or will they scatter out on the beach
You'll never hear them sing

You will search forever
And comb the wreckage of some average life
To find there's nothing new
Just a lonely soul like you

Now the kids have learned to smile
When happiness is not worthwhile
So crawl away it's time to leave
And wonder was it worth the chase
It's real this time we know

These old ghosts have broken hearts
Sending postcards from somewhere in the dark
Will you see them come back home
Or will they stay out, happy just to roam
And sing their songs alone