L’HOPITAL de la VIERGE PERDUE

I don’t know if the guys on the floor are really in my corner
They never give me any pills from the janitor
Like you did my beauty, why’d you have to go and leave me 
Like this cold old courtyard’s one last tree
You got better and better and better and better
Like some thief who goes to thief school

I gotta believe you don’t look back at me like I’m some sad crazy fool 
Cause you were a sad crazy fool too at l'Hôpital de la Vierge Perdue

The old faded jerseys of the mighty teams, Marseilles, Lyon and Bruges
We get to eat meat but we cut it with a spoon
The sisters forbid us from anything resembling talk
Letters, news, kids from around the block
Do you remember the notes we scrawled
Like little kids ourselves in the halls

Late at night with nothing to do, I lie here and recall you
Don’t get me wrong though I’m not strong enough to be blue
Maybe I’ll sneak out, cruise the park in flimsy moonlight
Hard to tell who’s sick and who’s still alright
I’ll never get better like you but I aspire to 
The roof to see the town hide you

SPOILER—THIS SONG IS ABOUT: A guy left behind in a old time mental health facility when his partner gets out

(c) Impermanent Music 2023 || David: dulcimer, guitar, vocals, backing vocals