Here’s to wisdom to queens and spadeskings of boredom the crossing fadesgolden fury long gone tradesoverflowing these evergladespay the ransom in case of doubthere’s to kingdoms where no one’s crownedglad you found them these evergladesWelcome preachers that got things rightwelcome creatures let’s reunitewelcome hookers with your hands tightwelcome sailors with lust in your eyesglad you jumped but you can’t diveglad you found me I’m still alivelost some time but it’s not too late totake a walk thru these evergladesNature called but I weren’t thereleft it ringing for a million yearsangels picked up they sounded blurredno one listens when someone’s hurtIn my nineties I was so wiseshut my mouth didn’t criticizeall I thought of and fantasized wascruising over these evergladesYou’ve been bit by stranger teethalways knew there’s a power beneathsucked up memories of drowning reefneedless yearning for good all keithlooked like patience but felt like tiredhooked like patients but surely firedblushed up faces wrapped up heartsblind’s a trade in these everglades