Caretaker

Take care of me
as best as you can
there may not be another chance to have it all
and if there were
I know
it would never be like this

for this is bliss
it is not what you would think
bliss is not white
not pastel pink and ribbons
not faint heart never won fair lady

its clammy hands on punctured faces
its shit on cobbled streets
its red eyes and burnt chicken
its too many fucks given

its hidden tears behind graffitied doors
that no one will ever hear about

but Take care of me
as best as you can

what if it fades
and the drinks aren't as strong
and the music isn't as loud
And I can't fall asleep
I know
I was a fighter
but I'm not anymore

for this is bliss
it's the worn out fabric
and secret touches
And doused in liquor whispers
that no one will ever hear about

but Take care of me
as best as you can
as the curtain falls
just Take care of me
just as you can
You Take care of me
as best as you can