Transient Global Amnesia Blues

[Verse 1] A sunflower growing on a narrow raft in a fog bank on the Thames Adrift above the tide slime where nothing holy swims Wherever did it come from? Likely bird shit someone said Just a random freak of nature that refuses to play dead Oh to be that, stand up straight past seven feet or more Aye, she ain’t no faux silk pansy, boys, what washed up on the shore So let us stop and marvel for as long as we can spare Seems you have no need for heaven when your heart's already there [Chorus] Would that I should be so bold Greatest story never told Worth the wait in solid gold Would that I should be so bold [Verse 2] I dreamed on sunshine skyway bridge ‘tween Tampa and St. Pete Titanic and the iceberg and the twain still yet to meet I was running 'long side Jesus Christ, plumed helmet and red cape When I vowed unto the Prince of Peace to aid in his escape When I felt the spear go in me from the right side to the left I was streaming "Mississippi" (see Bob Dylan, Love and Theft) When Jesus turned to thank me for the gift of second sight I waved him off, “No worries man, I think I’ll be alright” [Chorus] Would that I were born again Makes no difference where or when Knowing now what I knew then Would that I were born again [Verse 3] From the rainbow eucalyptus stands beyond the River Styx To the Blood Falls in the Arctic, it’s at least eight thousand clicks You can get there as the crow flies headed north from Singapore But you better get a move on ‘fore she melts down to the core When a red dawn in an angry sky portends blue rue and ruin It’s that wanna be a rich guy who pretends there’s nothing doing But if that ticking time bomb ‘neath the Yellowstone should blow Ah, it’s adios, amigo, see you somewhere down below [Chorus] Would that we should e’er forget Things that haven’t happened yet That someday we might regret Would that we should e’er forget Would that we should e’er forget