Lyrics:
Mister Kelly
I met Mr. Kelly after my work
My job was causing me to drink
As for him he could take up the bottle
After a while he gave me quite the wink
He could sing my grandfather’s songs
The ones I requested from deep inside
He probably didn’t think I had realized
How much he was looking at my chest
But I guess I hadn’t really kept it disguised
In his chair he was starting to sink
And I asked him if he needed a ride
He claimed that no one was at home
But he didn’t like how long it took me to decide
He seemed to know everyone in the place
While I was a stranger and all alone
And I hesitated because to another I had pledged
And I didn’t want to take that too lightly
But closer to me Mr. Kelly had edged
I went home with Mr. Kelly and braced for the worst
I didn’t trust him or my own self
While he began to open yet another bottle
I distracted myself by studying his bookshelf
He pulled one down and said this one reminds me of you
I became alarmed when I opened it up
I insisted he knew nothing about my background
He pretended not to hear me as he sipped from his glass
He turned on the speaker and I loved the sound
He danced while I sat and began to read
I’d never let anyone march me through the winter
He took his spot on the couch and began to question
Me about my eyebrows and who’s my shirt printer
He spent hours out on the rubber working
And was offended when I said I had another distributor
I felt everything on me start to descend
And he smiled because he saw me in a new light
And between the two of us there was nothing to mend
When I awoke he could no longer move
I called the men with the large black bags
The crowds outside gasped and cried out
I stood outside and was trying not to gag
Mr. Kelly’s body was taken in the hearse
I didn’t know how all the ones he had left
In my mind I started to hear him sing
As he poured out his very last beverage
I sat and read the book from the fling
