Song For David - Steve Goodman

Weary though weary is only a case

Of being unwound at the wrong time and place

David put down his head and he covered his face

He asked himself why he had bothered to race with the sun

He thought that standing still would have been a mistake

He knew all along the risks he would take

Can’t help thinking that the whole thing’s fake

And the race was fixed long before it had even been run

He knew the sun sets a treacherous pace

That only madmen try to erase —

You can race it, you can chase it, for one moment

But then you let go

It’s too hot to hold

For too long I’ve been told

Besides, that old sun is just lucky

And so

Weary, though weary is only a case

Of being unwound at the wrong time and place

David put down his head and he covered his face

He asked himself why he had bothered to race with the sun

David knew who had won

And he waited for dawn