i arrive in the 80s
world: ruled
rains in africa: blessed
dreams: made
love: tainted
me: taken on
it: felt in the air tonight
everything: counted in large amounts
silence: enjoyed
land: confused
time: big
lonely heart: owned
fire: started
but it wasn’t us
dust: bitten by another one
some sugar: poured on me
my breath: taken away
whip: cracked
crack: stepped on
it: whipped good
heart: shot through
you: to blame
love: given a bad name
the summer: cruel
the wolf: hungry
something about you: so right
streets: unnamed
beds: burning
nasty boys: unchanged
yourself: found
wife: beautiful
house: beautiful
Papa: preaching
Time: after
Jesse’s Girl: not mine
Small town girl: living in a lonely world
City boy: born and raised in south Detroit
Midnight train: going anywhere
heart: eclipsed
I am forcibly removed from the 80s