L'anse

So I stretched my arms and looked up
Through the new, improved skylight
The worries from the night before
All slithered out of sight
And on your way downstairs
You turned the Christmas lights back on
And the red retriever followed you
Into the early dawn

Well the chorus came and went
Without me noticing it pass
Autumn's leaves are in the air
It all happened so fast
While you sang the words to half the songs
That I had ever loved
It was the elemental tourniquet
That quelled the gush of blood

So I drove to L'Anse and listened
To Hank Williams on the way
With the busted window out of whack
Along the Lost Highway
With the turning of the worm
I felt the slow and steady burn
Of a melody I knew was coming on

Well the water glistened in the Sun
And I was One with Everyone
On the sand and grass where everyone
Was One with everyone
I won

And though the rancor stank
Around the tankard
Still I drank and thanked my Maker
That He'd make someone as beautiful as you

So I drove to L'Anse and listened
To Loretta on the way
With the busted radio
Still pickin up the lost airwaves
And I overturned the stones
I found the overtones and quarter tones
And I wondered where it was
That I'd gone right

Is it cool to be aloof?
Or better to find One to love?