An allegorical ditty with a country 'twang'

Floating with my Neighbors

I was fast asleep
at my house down by the beach
when a big wave came
and washed us all away
Now I'm floating with my neighbors
We're all adrift at sea
Just my house,
my neighbors, and me

I see people that I recognize
They lived down the street
Neighbors that I never
took the time to meet
I'm floating with my neighbors
and the situations grave
The neighborhood floats by
and we just wave

Theres a swift boat hero coming
but he won’t stop for us
He’s on his way to catch
his losing campaign bus
I’m floating with my neighbors
and we’re signaling for help
But the floating seems to calm us down,and no-one makes a fuss

Floating with my neighbors
We're all adrift at sea
Just my house,
My neighbors, and me

Edwin Dante Larson
Copyright ©2003 Edwin Dante Larson