Peace sign on the window
Japanese car
You will remember the pap on the radio

Big blue policeman says stay where you are
Surrender your Chinese arms


Rock show Romeo
Black and white shoes
Strawberry haircut, in fist-pumping prime

Scrape off the dross, keep what you can use
And leave the weaker ones behind


They step outside to step out slow
In vain trying to find a hole they can't outgrow


They evolve in time
Wind finely on the vine
Climbing toward the spots in the sun

An unwelcome fate
May ferry all away
But cold comfort flowers

Will bloom and decay

Pink clouds, summer sorrow

Oceanside swales
If you don't feel pretty
With your face in the tide

Well, file your complaint in weary detail
And tell the little people you tried


They step outside to step out slow
In vain trying to find a hole they can't outgrow


They evolve in time
Wind finely on the vine
Climbing toward the spots in the sun

An unwelcome fate
May ferry all away
But cold comfort flowers

Will blossom and fade