Walk Amongst His Ruins

So many people try to analyse
 Try to understand
 Some people laugh and denigrate
 Dismiss him out of hand
 I have lived in wonder
 At his rambling and his doings
 Just for one day I'd like to walk amongst his ruins
 Some take him seriously and never got the joke
 And never see the truth in all the fun he pokes
 Since I was a boy and heard the strange crooning
 And just for one day I'd like to walk amongst his ruins
 Painful things laid bare with a simple turn of phrase
 Like a faithful friend you've never met
 You've known him all your days
 Sometimes as I drive along
 He grates on my ears
 Other times he catches me
 Reduces me to tears
 Yes I have lived in wonder at his ramblings and his doings
 Just for one day I'd like to walk amongst his ruins
 Such a naughty, naughty boy
 As boys often are
 Although he so elusive
 He's never very far
 Last time I saw him I can't remember what I was doing
 Just recall thinking what a brilliant ruin