Chili Lemon Peanuts

Scenic drive from auburn to diamond springs

American river sparkles under the bridge on this fine day of spring

To the sutter's fort where they

Discovered gold to the right rolling vineyards and apple orchards

I just passed the bridge and the sign for the town cool

No but that sign was the last for the tim mooney ever took

Before he left the world back in nevada city

It was the summer where we cried for his wife and his daughter dixie

Second day of april home still decorated Christmas y

The front lawn's been cut and the backyard has a fallen tree

Tomorrow my yard guy's gonna get back there and cut it to pieces

I'm on the front porch staring at this old dusty bible and I'm writing lyrics

And on the floors an old perloid accordion made by honer

Three gas lamps two antique and the other faux

And I'm out here and it feels good

In this moment in this moment

Writing words on my big black victorian wrap around porch

Next we gotta be leaving maybe slightly

But not so sadly gonna see manny pacquiao fight against timothy bradley

Where I predict manny will lose by decision

Suffering him to the fourth five brains bashed in his hangarounds keep winning

Then I'm going down to new orleans for gulf coast oysters

That's right baby I'm living my dream

For the first moment I ever picked up guitar

I knew my life would go down a different road than the kid next door

I hear the birds outside tweet tweet tweeting

And the cars along the highway off in the distance

I hear an owl up in the tree hoot hoot hoot hooting

I hear a spanish radio in the basement talk talk talking

I smell the sardine can from the meal I've just eaten

Gonna put this pen down stare off into the sky

Dreaming with my heart is the world's biggest smile

For the hell of it I'm gonna read a random passage from the bible

It's been in this house since the first day I owned it

It was laying open

Swear I'd never touch it but my housekeeper picked it up and closed it

So here we go gonna read just a bit of it

Then look off into the pines and let my mind drift

Chapter 9 st luke

Christ sends forth his apostles feeds five thousand with five loaves

Is transfigured and casts out a devil

Then calling together the twelve apostles

He gave them power and authority over all devils

And to cure diseases and he sent them to preach the kingdom of god

And to heal the sick and he said to them

Take nothing for your journey neither staff

Nor scrip nor bread nor money neither have two coats

And whatsoever house you shall enter into abide there

And depart not from thence and whosoever will not receive you

When ye go out of that city shake off even the dust of your feet

For a testimony against them

And going out they went about through the towns preaching the gospel

And healing everywhere

So there I was I read a part of the book of jesus

Now I'm eating sunflower seeds and chili lemon peanuts

Sipped on a bottle of glacé au smartwater

And fell asleep until from upstairs my girl woke me up when she hollered

12:45 am

Snl gwen stefani and the short actor guy actor what's his name

We are the beautiful dead and the beautiful night

I love my girl and my home and this miracle of life