Waiting for Mike to come out of the ravine
When will they call
They couldn't get him out on that first night
He just fell
Sad accident
I didn't know they were right
He was despondent
His birthday
Money
They were right about his despondence
Wrong about the reason
He lost his footing
My crying boy
His crying boy
Not one person mentioned he was a father or a husband at the wake
Selfish
He was a good band mate
He'd help do up your entire pile of coke
He'd work on your project
He would drink with you
He'd build your deck
Selfish
Would he go to the zoo?
Attend a school event ?
Be a real dad?
Not unless he was forced
By me
We engaged in his events to be with him
I took the photos
If asked to do something he didn't want to do
That's not my thing
Selfish
Did I love him?
Every damn day
Am I angry?
Absolutely
And they waited with him
He sang about bleeding out
He lived that sad country song
They Stayed all night waiting to safely remove him
From that bed he made
