No Internet Blues (Blogophilia 30.10)
Hit it This ain't no disco It ain't no country club, either This is the ATL “All I want to do is watch a show before I die” Says the man next to me out of nowhere It's apropos of nothing He says is name is Tyler , but I'm sure He's Michael or Thom or Dave . He's not even real to me And I wonder if he's ever watched TV in his entire life. We're drinking beer at four on a Sunday In a dive in the Bible Belt South across from the fishin' pond The good people heading to evening prayer After Sunday dinner naps Ready to sleep some more as the preacher drones On whether marriage is the grave and tomb of wit While they squirm in the hard pews, Wishin' they were in the eternal flame. After they go back to the blank screens Where Xfinity and Uverse cut the cable After the storm. All I wanna do is watch TV And all I see is a blank screen Things I have seen I can't see no more. All I wanna do...