he went to paris quoted from memory on the train

he went to paris
looking for answers
to questions that bothered him so
he was impressive
young and agrresive
saving the world on his own
but the french wines and cheeses
warm summer breezes
put his ambitions at bay
he liked the quiet, clean country living
and 4 or 5 years slipped away
he went to england played ther piano
married and actress named kim
she was a good wife they had a good life and bore him a young son named jim
but the war took his lady
bombs killed his baby
and left him with only one eye
his body was battered
his whole world was shattered
and all he could was just cry.
while his whole world was fallin
he was recallin
answers he never found
so he hopped on a freighter
skidded the ocean
and left england without a sound.
now he lives in the islands
fishes the pilens
and drinks his green label each day
writing his memoirs losing his hearing
but he dont care what most people say
through 86 years of perpetual motion
if he likes youll he'll smile and hell
jimmy some of its magic and some of its tragic
but i had a good life all the way.


typed from memory on the metro north train. my brain is an encyclopedia of lyrics. i can recite most dylan lyrics from heart as well. if you like something memory is easy, most shit bores me so i choose to forget it.