I’m A Mess For You - Tim O'Brien

Fox in back yard rears her pups, roses bloom and buttercups

Roof is leaking I don’t care, love is here it’s everywhere

In my shoes and in my pants, in my voice and crooked stance

In my ears and on my mind, on this page it burns and shines

I’m a mess for you, I’m a mess for you

I’m a big ol' messy mess for you

Jan Renee, Trudy true, I guess I’m not through with you

Reach your arms out, touch my hand, rock me in this weary land

Pull the stopper from the jug, fill me, kiss me, give me hug

Keep me from the foggy dew, Jan Renee Trudy true

I’m a mess for you, I’m a mess for you

I’m a big ol' messy mess for you

I kept my love all bottled up, I was afraid I’d use it up

Afraid my heart might soon run dry, someone might just hear me cry

Thought there wasn’t love to share, didn’t know love was everywhere

There’s a big old bottle on the shelf, go ahead and pour some for yourself

I’m a mess for you, I’m a mess for you

I’m a big ol' messy mess for you

As death resides behind his mask, so does love lie just in back

Of all the rushing dots and dashes that hide the truth where it still flashes

And love and truth and permanence they’re solid ground they owe no rents

Even if we cannot see, love is with us always free

I’m a mess for you, I’m a mess for you, I’m a mess for you

I’m a mess for you, I’m a mess for you

I’m a big ol' messy mess for you