Out In The Park - Sarah Slean

Don’t you know what time it is?

It’s the new time

All disciples gathering by the boats

But your revolution is chasing it’s tail

You love to take the wind out of my sail

But not this time

In between commercial breaks

It’s a new war

Men with books have run away to the coast

And the ladies quit callin' them back

And starting plotting the counter attacks

You foolish animals!

She’s out in the park conducting the birds

Trying to remember which bicycle’s hers

Filling her pockets with handfuls of dirt

It’s amazing

Out in the park

For sale: forgetfulness

At a new price

O I saw it advertised on tv

But all the children were busy outside

Building sandcastles skyscraper-high

You foolish animals!

She’s out in the park conducting the birds

Trying to remember which bicycle’s hers

Filling her pockets with handfuls of dirt

It’s amazing

Out in the park

By way of the dark

The summer sun will be ours

Out in the park fight the war!

What are your hearts and your wheelbarrows for?

Lean on me man--I don’t keep score

Out in the park