good god
holy god
take your pick
jesus, shiva, buddha, muhammed
(same mailbox different forwarding address)
or maybe the most revered of them all
cold hard cash
im back
back where i belong
lost my partner along the way (what a fool i have been)
got so sick i almost had to stay (shiva on my ass)
spent so much money (i built a golden calf)
that im back to pay the man
after surviving
the india
everyone reads about
in those fancy pie in the sky tourist books
as well as the india
that softens my heart
and steeled my vow
forging a new found
fire in my belly
with a new hammer in my hand
(dont forget the coyote tail)
and a thank god
for the red dirt where i stand
& folks that know my heart
thru thick and thin
amen