Old Simon Stimson

Old Simon Stimson was once in love with me
 when I was solid as a smokescreen, bluer than a tree.
 But all of this has changed and now I'm faster than a clam--
 I'm sober as a churchkey, just as happy as I am.
 Once I could get by on the forty-dollar dole
 in a carton made of duct tape on a pallet on the floor
 bottle empties quick these days, and flim has come to flam.
 but it's kind of hard to tell when you're as happy as I am.
 Brilliant as a box of hammers, fragile as the moon,
 stylish as a jaybird, sneaky as a spoon.
 Heavy as the bluest note, true as any sham,
 safe as a house on fire, just as happy as I am.
 I was dreaming that you were what I was dreaming of,
 louder than a lighthouse that's been whispering of love,
 funny as the Pope on fire, ferocious as a lamb,
 and all I hope... is that you... are...
 As stormy as a teacup, as fragile as the moon,
 stylish as a jaybird, sneaky like a spoon.
 Heavy as the bluest note, true as any sham,
 safe as a house on fire, just as happy as I am.
 All I hope is that you are as happy as I am.