Plywood Storefront Summer - Sun Kil Moon

Picked up Life Magazine

Cover story

45th Anniversary of Jaws

Remember believing in Jaws and Barreta and in Santa Clause?

Man I was 8 years old when I saw Jaws

And I still watch Jaws to relive the adventure and for the good nostalgia

Pre-pubescent years

No bullshit on my mind

Nobody tryin' to fuck me

Tryin' to take a piece of me

I watch Jaws and of all the bullshit I am free

I read this article in Life Magazine and I felt free

When Brodey says «You're gonna need a bigger boat»

I’m brought back to countless memories of watching the Jaws

With so many lovers being beside me

Throughout my history

Throughout my life

Throughout the eras

Watchin' the movie on videotape back in Ohio

And here in San Francisco and out in the Sierras

Plywood Storefront Summer

Plywood Storefront Summer

Sometimes I lay in a spell all day

And the world just keeps spinnin'

I can feel it spinnin' while looking at the ceiling

It’s comforting to know that one day when I’m gone the world will keep turning

And that maybe I’ll get out just before the whole planet’s fuckin' burning

I take refuge below my ceiling

And decompress in this world that spews so many hateful feelings

Takin' a day off from this world full of bad dealings

And corruption and judgement and freewheeling

I peek out my window

I look at the mother dove and her young fledglings

And I find that picture so healing

I just watched two doves raise their young and they flew off

And to my surprise in flew another one

They give me comfort through this Plywood Storefront Summer

I get depressed as fuck lookin' at all the movin' trucks

People movin' to Pinole and Alameda Antioch

I got confused because somebody who’s texting me about all the mask sex they

were having

Going on and on and bragging about all the mask sex they were having

I said good for you, wrong number, I’m reading Life Magazine

Thank you for sharing

Plywood Storefront Summer

Plywood Storefront Summer

And when I’m lonely and can’t sleep I walk somewhere and back

I walk down East 5th at 4:00 a.m. hit 7/11 strapped with a knife

In the event that I’m attacked

I walk the night

I always walk the night

Because I love the night

I embrace the night

But there’s not enough things open at night

We all know nothin' good happens after midnight

If I was president antique malls would be open all night

So I could buy victrolas at 4:00 a.

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So I could by old Chinaware at 4:00 a.

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So I could buy old gardening tools at 4:00 a.

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So I could buy old issues of Life

If I was president my Vice would be Iron Mike

'Cause Mike says smart things like

«My ego allows me to be kind to others because being kind to others allows me

to be kind to myself and that’s my ego’s objective without the struggle»

So I woke up this morning and looked at my calming birds

Thinkin' I can’t believe it tomorrow night I’m actually playin' a concert in

Big Sur

Damn this whole year’s been one big long fuckin' blur

Let me tell you by the time I get to Big Sur

My pianist is gonna bedazzle you with style of both restraint and flurry

And me, I’m bringin' the mic and the sound and the fury

Tomorrow night there won’t be no fuckin' around

Tomorrow night in Big Sur I’m gonna throw it down

As if Henry Miller was still alive and was there to enjoy and observe

I’m gonna throw down tomorrow night in Big Sur

As if it’s my last night on Earth