Jank Bike

I used to be a skater
until the number of scars
and near miss trips to the er
made me reconsider

now I just bike to work

disasters I encounter
on my afternoon commute
seem too exaggerated
to be true

but I swear they really happened

As I dropped off the foot tall curb
I impressed the kids on the
sidewalk I'm sure

The shock of the impact
overtook my shocks and cracked
the rusty hex nut that holds
my handlebars
from going where the are
not supposed to go

momentary panic as the only things
holding everything to the frame
are the cables running
to the gears and brakes

this song's about riding my jank bike
a reflection of my whole life
It'll take a little more
than a quick fix up to set things right

someone spray painted the frame
its got a rusty as fuck chain
the handlebars move unexpectedly
and try to kill me

the back brakes are always half-on
I don't have time or money to fix em
what's the worst that could happen?
I keep riding and my legs get strong

or I wear the wheels down,
as it is the treads can hardly be found
too far from home to walk
and too stupid and stubborn to do so anyways

this song's about riding my jank bike
a reflection of my whole life
It'll take a little more
than a quick fix up to set things right

The unusual, shimmering beauty
of hard rain mixed with hail
and blue skies with sunlight pale
condensed liquid light falling through me

the unusual, beauty
through which I went
of hard rain mixed with hail
was shattered when I found
my breaks don't work when wet

This song's about riding my girlfriends bike
its twenty years old bright purple and nice
it would fit me better if I was a ten year old girl
but hey at least I'm not gonna die

My bike's parked in pieces at the back of the house
until I got time to try and figure it out
yeah, we're still friends
probably fix it up and get some courage so I can
ride it again