Jimmy & The Moon

We are gathered here today to say goodbye
I didn't think this day would ever come so soon
Goodnight moon
And that fly up on the wall is just a fly
Nothing happens here that anyone
Would ever want to talk about
Tall tales, half-truths and lies

Jimmy built this pool hall
Then silently he documents the rise and fall
Of every boy who grew up way too soon
Beneath the shadow of that moon
But now the cranes are hanging high

Brick by brick they build it up
Then all at once it's blocking out the sky
And you can call me many things
But I'm not a glass-half-empty sorta guy
She whispers "you've been paralyzed,"
But that's not true, I just can't move
Fill my glass up one more time
And say goodbye to Jimmy and the moon

This past winter took a toll and there were nights
I couldn't make it down here from the second floor
My fire escape encased in ice
And the day was coming soon
And so I cried and prayed and cursed
And put my fist right Through the kitchen wall
Wonder if anybody made it there tonight?

But Jimmy kept the lights on still
If I could get there I would be there on that corner stool
But conversation would be scarce
Am I the only one who cares?
They're putting cranes up in the sky

They dig a hole four stories deep
And the cement trucks idle down Gerrard
Call me a sentimental fool
For sixty years I've called this corner my back yard
And should I fight to keep things as they are
When my time is coming soon
So fill my glass up one more time
And say goodbye to Jimmy and the moon

Jimmy and the moon, Jimmy and the moon
Jimmy and the moon, Jimmy and the moon
Jimmy and the
Take one last look up to the sky
My glass half-empty, watch it die
Take one last look up to the sky
My glass half-empty, watch it die