#1. "Gutterpunk" (05.18.2003)
1.
Knives walks along the railroad tracks
in a thick old coat and dirty boots.
He wonders why the sun is so cold.
His bag has a change of clothes
and a portable camera.
He takes a picture of himself against the trees, wishing he
had a friend to take it for him.
But Knives is just a lonely gutterpunk
makin' his way to Seattle.

2.
Anna's got the prettiest eyes
Knives has ever seen.
She talks about trees and
presidents and snow with
such passion.
Knives leans on her shoulder
and takes a picture of her smile.
And of her smoking a cigarette
huddled in her big army jacket.
They are the best of friends in Seattle.

3.
But Anna's taken the
last train out of here -
said she's tired of this town.
She kissed Knives on the cheek,
pulls her dry hair
under her hood, and disappears
in the early morning.
Tears streams down
Knives' face as he looks at her
eyes and smile in the photos.
He smokes his cigarette, and
falls asleep at the bus station,
wondering why the sun is so cold.

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