Sing it in the Shower Villanelle, apologies to Sly and the Family Stone
by Tim Seibles
Time is passing, I grow older, things are happening fast
This thing I do — the tongue I use — does give me some relief
All I have to hold onto is a simple song at last
The world rolls over (the shadow knows) it’s sunset in a flash
I don’ wanna be the dude who always sings to grief,
But Time is passing, I seem older, things are happening fast
Every time I drive this car I think about a crash
I’d like to be a giant ray and wing some coral reef
All I try to hold onto is a simple song at last
Don’t we go a–gladly jobbing just to get some cash?
Today I take some time, pool the dew and sift the breeze
I wish all this could last / it won’t last
All these tv talking Teds can give a man a rash
I squint my ears and bend my head — I must be going deef
Time ran past me. I got older. Things do happen fast
You look the world dead in the face then think about your stash
The hours cast and reel you in — the worm between your teeth
All you get to bite into is a simple song at last
Lie along the riverside and dream into the grass
Watch the mating blue jays jitterbug from branch to leaf
They think all this will last / it might last
Do those hot potatoes, baby, quick into a mash;
Only thing can fill me up is just this late belief —
Time is passing: I grow older: things are happening fast
All I have to hold onto is a simple song at last