Evette

Detectives came from CSI to investigate the homicide
The air was wet and smelled like gasoline
They shined black lights on the motel bed
The sheets sparkled green and red
I held my breath as they analyzed the scene
Then I saw evette through the window glass
In wildflowers and highway grass
She turned around and looked right at me
Evette, what can I believe?

She's a world that I'll never get
Tattooed hands and cigarettes
Like a memory I know but can't explain
With her head against the pillowcase
Her hair in lines across her face
Like flower petals poisonous and strange
Her breath is hot her eyes are blue
Her freckles filled with black lagoons
Alive in the ordinary rain
Evette, what can I say

A wooden drawer with steel knives
Engagement rings and alibis
The rook advances two and takes the pawn
And I listen through my brittle lungs
For prayers I've prayed and words I've sung
For something I could just rely upon
But Evette goes on and on

I met Evette one august night
The air was cool the stars were white
She took my hand and said I'd be her friend
She said I'll take you where the orphans sleep
Where barrels burn on secret streets
Where winter begins and summer ends
And by a tangle of electric cords
By plastic guns and wooden swords
We shared a blanket where the highway bends
Evette, I loved you then