Close Encounters

(from The Geckos CD)

Well I just can't get past
A sculpture made of mashed potatos
And I'm a sucker for
All things in the form of ice cream cones

Don't think me a two-faced liar because
I'm sun-burned on one cheeck but not the other
Them phallic monuments put a hold on me
from which I'm sure that I will not recover
We were just watching Close Encounters for the third time
(today, that is)

You look beautiful
Underneath the moon and stars
But nothing that's between us
Spans the reaching out of planets from afar

Always a "turn back" sign
Posted to fake you out of thinking
How you could climb so high
Before you've fallen fast asleep

©1998 Billy Gewin