Innocent When You Dream,..

Rough gravel,..
and a long journey through the desert,
without water.
Cigar smoke and scotch.
Chain smoke for five days straight without cough.
Corporate oil drilling spilled in the ocean by a drunken tanker.
God must be away on business.
A foreign accent speaks broken English.
Hot water in a cold, cold ground.
Apples crunching with white peaches.
Warm home and a broken window.
Soft sandy beach and a sun burn.
Long trail out to the wilderness and a grizzly growl.
A summer surf and a shark attack.
A duet with a tenor and Tom Waits.