Damon Hubbs

Another Nail in the Coffin

What am I going to do about the girl 
from the wrong side of the tracks
What am I going to do about her night moves
She wants to open a little nail salon 
She wants to start a podcast
pull up to the bumper 
double nickels on the dime
She wants a wedding at a chapel on The Strip 
What am I going to do about the girl
whose father fixes matches 
down at Gloves & Glory
who has a collection 
of Nazi memorabilia
and a wife who slips the tongue 
when we say goodbye 
after Sunday dinner
What am I going to do 
when the walls close in
and Hell’s conductor comes calling
I’m going to marry that girl 
and buy a plot of land 
and give her some money 
for that little nail salon.