End of a Wire

©Alex Nichols/Gunther Trout 2019

I wish I had a friend I could talk to
a friend who lives at the end of a wire
tied to a nail at the bottom of a tin
that once held some beans

corned beef or our sins

I don’t care if you answer the tin
You can bury your head
in the clouds again
I just want to talk to somebody
somebody ... at the end of a wire.

You can call on me (at the end of a wire)
Vibrations are good
I'm always on fire
You beat me up
With a wink of your eye
I'm waiting here girl
At the end of a wire

I don't care what you say
We can be silent or we can pray
If the end is near and it's dark my dear
We got nothin' to lose 'cause there's no more tears

You can call on me (at the end of a wire)
Vibrations are good
I'm always on fire
You beat me up
With a wink of your eye
I'm waiting here girl
At the end of the wire

... At the end of a wire ... you never say die.