Off He Goes

Said he'll see me on the flipside...of this trip he's takien for a ride.
He's been takin'...too much on...off by goes
with his perfectly...unkept clothes...there he goes...

He's yet to come back...but I see his picture...
Doesn't look the same up on the rack...we go way back...

I wonder bout his insides...it's like this thoughts are too big for his size..
He's been taken...where? I don't know...off he goes
with his perfectly...unkept hope...there he goes...

and now I rub my eyes...for he has returened
Seems my perceptions are what should have been harmed...
For he still smiles...and he's still strong...
Nothing's changed but this surrounding sullsh!t...that has grown...

And no he's home and we're laughing...
Like we always did... my same old...same old friend...

Until a quarter to ten...I saw the strain creep in...
He seemed distracted and I know just what is going to happen next..

Before his first step...He is off again...