Lloyd Cole Woman In A Bar
Idealized vision of a woman through a smoke filled
Twentieth century screenplay, advancing
Towards protagonist with paperback and beer
Manifestly failing to disappear
Now that the children are asleep
You wanna play but you're so lazy
She walks into the bar and there you are
Still life water color, 'Woman In A Window'
Considers role of kitchen sink drama queen
Stage left, protagonist with cigarette and pen
Considers form of racehorses, IBM
Declining issues led advancing
Two to one in slow trading
She walks into the bar and there you are
No longer angry, no longer young, no longer driven
To distraction, not even by Scarlett Johansson
A few moving parts need to be replaced
The engine starts but only on Tuesdays
But look at it this way
Now that the children are asleep
You wanna play but you're so lazy
She walks into the bar and there you are
Idealized vision of a woman through a smoke filled
Twentieth century screenplay, advancing
Towards protagonist with paperback and beer
Manifestly failing to disappear, to disappear