we never square off the gallows

it's almost too many rocks to gather  
to say goodbye  
forever  
to  
mickey's big mouth    
brown paper bag coozies  
ol 20/20    
with only one good eye  
boss ain't looking  
the laborers are blowin smoke and jokin again  
   
any man here can dig a hole  
   
and get blood on you  
without the least bit of give a shit  
   
sometime    
recently  
in the past  
   
i saw a someone hung  
a flag at half mast    
   
i saw light houses  
doused with kerosene  
and set aflame    
with the keeper still in it  
cuz that's what happens    
when you get caught sleeping  
   
and somebody else's ship is comin in