Holiday in Sakada

This street has
a sleeping dog
on every porch
and store front

A mariachi cover of
Hotel California
is playing from
the shaky speaker
on the wall.

Loud, proud
American
Scream and
Demand for
Your hamburger
At a Filipino
Restaurant
Because you're sick of
"Chinese food"

You need your Coca-Cola ice cold
And make sure everybody knows

You yell at your wife
Because she forgot
The coffee grinder
You didn't know you had
So you snatch the beans
Right out of her hand
And throw them back on the shelf

Belligerent

Stubborn

Until you both stomp away

Because she wants you to get a hearing aid
And you don't think she listens to you
But constantly make her repeat what she said
There's almost steam coming off your head
Because you need to have your way
And she needs to respect what you say

So you stumble off into the night
To drink too much and start a fight
To show the rest of the world who's right
While you give the rest of us a bad name.
Giving the world a face to blame.