His Dime Now

A brief and fleeting meeting on the piazza
Made me think that's a
Girl I'd like to get to know
And so I chased her down and got her email
Mmm what a female
Such a dish she spoke English
A sidelong glance
You take a chance
That's how romance begins

Back home I sat alone at my computer
The would be suitor
Trying to compose the perfect prose
I kept it short and simple light and charming
Didn't want to be alarming
I signed your friend then I hit send
Down through the wires
My heart's desires
Conspired to make her mine

And so began a time of corresponding
Slowly bonding
Feelings grow getting to know
Till soon enough it seemed we both were falling
We started calling
Let's pick a place and face to face
Something clicks
The one fate picks
The tricks life plays on you

Once more across the ocean I departed
Heavy-hearted
Would she show how it could go
Till there at last she stood in all her beauty
Mmm what a cutie
To know such bliss that first sweet kiss
From time to time
The stars align
To shine their light on you

A year of travel back and forth to visit
So exquisite
This is it the perfect fit
There's just this little problem of the border
Get your papers in order
If you want to stay in the U.S.A.
The border guards
They make it hard
A green card for my love

If we'd had time we might have waited longer
Grow the bond a bit stronger
Those nagging doubts but time was running out
And so one day in June there in Nevada
That's right we had a
Little wedding by the lake champagne and cake
A hand to hold
As you grow old
And so we rolled the dice

Into our little love next by the seaside
Waking up beside
Morning hugs 'n coffee mugs
We took it slow and stopped to smell the flowers
Talking for hours
Ride our bikes and go for hikes
That precious year
So near and dear
A future clear and bright

She slowly came to know her new surroundings
To get her groundings
Work permit driving learn it
But mostly things were harder than expected
As doubts collected
She got so stressed and then depressed
My lovely bride
Tore up inside
I tried to make it right

The problem was some work to get things going
Some cash flow flowing
Apply her skills and pay some bills
But everywhere she turned
They just kept saying
The gig's not paying
Still it's a very good way to build your resume
A lucky break
All it would take
To make it all work out

Then one day on the set she met a new gal
A long overdue pal
Who treated her like a little sister
The two became a true dynamic duo
Stuck together like glue oh
Best girlfriends on whom they could depend
Work and play
The night and day
While I stayed home alone

Meanwhile the music business was imploding
Everybody downloading
The money's gone time to move on
My promising career clearly behind me
How would fortune now find me
Songs guitar
Close but no cigar
You had high hopes
But them's the ropes
And now the jokes on you

Yes even as my own ship was capsizing
Her star was rising
My spirits failing her ship sailing
She'd be out hobnobbing with deal makers
Movers and shakers
I'd be in a quandary
Doin' shopping and laundry
Sorry state
Oh fickle fate
Why do you hate me so

And naturally she started to resent me
Want to reinvent me
Dreams fall through try something new
I felt just like a deer caught in the headlights
Maybe I could build websites
But wait a minute my heart's not in it
In a fix
Old dog new tricks
Life kicks you when you're down

As she became more angry and frustrated
I recalled how much I hated
Yelling screaming threats I'm leaving!
And though I grew to like the extra leg room
The his and her bedroom
Made me so sad miss what we had
Oh woe is me
It's clear to see
We're going to be just friends

Then back from burning man she seemed distracted
So strangely acted
Lost in thought bright red when caught
And gradually the pieces came together
She had met Mr. Forever
A real nice guy up on the playa
Please endorse
A quick divorce
Of course I will my dear

Some years have passed she tells me that she's happy
And though it might sound kinda sappy
In the end it's true that I am too
'Cause when you love someone as much as I did
Sometimes it's got to be decided
To let them go so they can grow
She's safe and sound
On higher ground
His arms around her now

I done my time
He's next in line
She's on his dime now