JOKING

You said the world was magic
I was bright-eyed and laughing
We were dancing up to the bright side
Forget about your ego
Forget about your pride
And you will never have to compromise
But you were only joking
Talk about mothers kissing the wounds of our fathers
I would have been your sister
I could have been your brother
You kissed me like I was a soldier heading for war
I died in Nam but I don’t know what for
And you were only joking
Gravel and glass on the bottom of my feet
I bruised my heels on the swollen streets
We were girls in bars
We were boys on the town
Bumping like a pinball off a careless crowd
You said good friends are hard to come by
I laughed and bought you a beer 'cause it was too corny to cry
Sentiment given and sentiment lost
You shake it off with a smirk and a toss
Cause you were only joking.