We Ate Like Kings

How sweet is this evening like milk and molasses
When the holes in the linoleum are hidden by plastic
We can never afford the marble cutting board
nor the posture correction
So we hunched as we worked at the surface
until we found out reflections

And our foreheads met as we cleaned our beds
And we loved one another 'til out cheeks were wet
And I praised you again for the life you had made
And there was no God but we spoke out grace
How brave were these children? ate nothing for supper
And no gentle rebuke but the hunger pains that we suffered

But we ate like kings for a minute
You told me you could probably kick it with me
And I doubt this long time is over with
But you gave me a reaso to sit up and,
Breathe

And I haven't felt these lungs in a while
More than anything other than guilt
And the mercury vapor that kept me aligned
Longer than the fire you built,
To sustain the last part of your poor self
And to rebuild my missing spine
So remember me as I am as I stand here, a mess on the tiles

How dumb are these peasants, like hoping for better
With no reason to hope but the fear they'd starve in this weather

We ate like kings for a minute
You told me you could probably kick it with me
And I doubt this long time is over with
But you gave me a reason to sit up and,
Breathe

We ate like kings for a minute
You told me you could probably kick it with me
And I doubt this long time is over with
But you gave me a reason to sit up and,
Breathe

We ate like kings for a minute
You told me you could probably kick it with me
And I doubt this long time is over with
But you gave me a reason to sit up and,
Breathe

We ate like kings for a minute
You told me you could probably kick it with me
And I doubt this long time is over with
But you gave me a reason to sit up and,
Breathe