I imagine myself alone at Benny s eating the world s biggest slice
across the room the payphone starts to ring
I m chewing on ice Benny picks it up on his way to kick the jukebox
he grabs the phone and says it s for you
now I grab the phone my hands are shaking
hello you say
it s me now way
no way I wake up covered in makeup
straight from a dream to nightmare
it seems I find myself alone again in Hoboken
I m staring at payphones
I m thinking of questions
I m pressing the numbers in my head I m staring att payphones
I m staring at payphones
I m thinking of questions
hypothetical intellectual arguements I m staring at payphones
three months later I m back at Benny s eating my pepperoni pie across the room the payphone starts to ring
I m rubbing my eyes
Leona picks it up on her way to make a phone call
she grabs the phone and says it s for you
now I m not afraid of you or the payphone
hello I say it s me
go away in three months
I woke up
got myself cleaned up
thank you for seeing what I couldn t see
things could be worse than being alone again in Hoboken