Foolin’ Around (a song)
Watch out for those sparks, big fires start small.
Verse 1
Flirt, flirt, flirt—
like sparks in the dark,
I’m chasing the fire,
I’m chasing the mark.
Chorus
If I’m goin’ to hell,
I’ll go in style—
with a laugh on my lips,
and a kiss worth the while.
Oh, heaven can wait,
I’m glory-bound,
raising the roof
just foolin’ around.
Verse 2
Lipstick and whiskey,
a halo of smoke,
the joke’s on the devil—
I love every joke.
Chorus
If I’m goin’ to hell,
I’ll go in style—
with a laugh on my lips,
and a kiss worth the while.
Oh, heaven can wait,
I’m glory-bound,
raising the roof
just foolin’ around.
Bridge
Love ain’t a saint,
desire ain’t a priest,
we’re holy in hunger,
we’re holy in heat.
Final Chorus
If I’m goin’ to hell,
I’ll go in style—
with a laugh on my lips,
and a kiss worth the while.
So strike up the band,
let’s shake the ground,
heaven or hell—
I’m foolin’ around.
A while back, curiosity got the Wolf to poke his head in to an American Legion, which is a social space catering to veterans. They usually have an event space and a bar. I was interested in the bar. I learned two things:
- Drinks are laughably cheap. Ludicrously.
- Drunk people are entertaining, confined to a small space they are INFINITELY entertaining.
This song/poem grew out of what I saw.
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