Travelling Blues

I got no thanks
In Gadansk
Felt like an eejit
In Egypt

Escaped to Florida
Ran down corridors
Looked up the who’s who
To find you

In the deserts of Namibia
I wrote a poem to you
Felt fire in the Outback
On the Russia Steppes
I ran amok
And went off-track

Dived oceans deep
Sapphire-blue
Velvet midnights
And mornings too
Still not a single word
From you

You’re in this world
And I’m in a whirl
I’ve tried being someone else’s girl

But it just won’t work
The ultimate tearjerk
And yet I run
Another day, a different sun

Lemon-pale or full golden hue
Another day my darling one
Without you