At the bar watching a brown girl in black
Getting all the male attention
A line from a song repeats
Should I shave, or end it all?
Three beers and he leaves
Then a piss in McDonald's
After that, through the window,
A completely untroubled face
A little girl, four or five,
Black hair and eyes, like yours
Eating french fries blissfully
With her mother and father
Watching, he loves her
Loves you - sees the little girl
You might have been, or
You might have made together
Next to her sat her mother,
Pretty, confident, legs crossed
Enjoying a moment of safety
Contentment, watching easily
Watching, he loves her too and
Loves you - sees the mother
You might have been, or
You might be becoming now.
Near tears in a parking lot
Forgetting where he is
Remembering all of it
But where is it now?
Getting all the male attention
A line from a song repeats
Should I shave, or end it all?
Three beers and he leaves
Then a piss in McDonald's
After that, through the window,
A completely untroubled face
A little girl, four or five,
Black hair and eyes, like yours
Eating french fries blissfully
With her mother and father
Watching, he loves her
Loves you - sees the little girl
You might have been, or
You might have made together
Next to her sat her mother,
Pretty, confident, legs crossed
Enjoying a moment of safety
Contentment, watching easily
Watching, he loves her too and
Loves you - sees the mother
You might have been, or
You might be becoming now.
Near tears in a parking lot
Forgetting where he is
Remembering all of it
But where is it now?
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