NOT TONIGHT


Don't know if I have
The energy tonight
Don't know if my mind
Can resist the bite
Of another fight

This tiff swallows time
I can't afford to blow
I yield I give up
My guitar and I need
To be alone

Yes, I am
Asking you today
To hold your disparaging
At least until I
Finish this song

There's nothing else to break
Nothing else to braid
These walls are wearing scorn
Instead of paint
They're full of contempt

When I open that door
My new hands will come out
They will not fix your mess
But at least they will bear
More patience and strength

Yes, I am
Asking you today
To hold your disparaging
At least until I
Finish this song