Mercury and Zeus do the lighting cues<br>
Mount Olympus looms in the rear view<br>
and the interstate's a manuscript of tire marks<br>
illuminated just so I can make it to an exit ramp<br>
<br>
Aphrodite's playing at the cineplex<br>
but you know that it's just optical effects<br>
and no one can afford all the merchandise we hoard<br>
and we're extravagantly bored and beyond regrets<br>
<br>
Goodbye, Maggie Brown<br>
until I also drown<br>
<br>
Krakatoa goes on sabbatical<br>
Easter Island heads take the weekend off<br>
and now I'll be a lifer 'til the day I can decipher<br>
all the hieroglyphic postcards not yet chiseled-out<br>
<br>
Goodbye, Maggie Brown<br>
until I also drown<br>
<br>
Peonies and violets can multiply<br>
but people can't grow twins, even if they try<br>
and everyone is stuck with a dose of lady luck<br>
and except for Brian Huck, that won't get us far<br>
<br>
Goodbye, Maggie Brown<br>
until I also drown<br>
Goodbye, Molly Brown<br>
until I also drown<br>