Manhole

I'm holding here a book
notable but not the greatest
stolen for me by the latest
in a long line of thieves
and I'm just about to drop it
down that manhole of memories
when I realize it doesn't bother me
like love's mementos usually do
and I look up to see who's different here
the latest me or the latest you

course your the kind of guy
who doesn't lie
he just doctors everything
chooses an unassuming finger
and quietly moves his wedding ring
who rewrites his autobiography
for any pretty girl who'll sing
but you can't fool the queen baby
cause I married the king

and it was I who trained his majesty
with no opposite reality
like a puddle with no reflection
of the sky or the trees
but after my dread beheading
I tied that sucker back on with a string
and I guess I'm pretty different now
considering

I kissed you on the street that night
on the far side of four
I didn't like the taste
in my mouth or yours
ignoring the persona you wore for my benefit
for once I had the balls to call it
just call it

a lesson must be lived
in order to be learned
and the clarity to see and stop this now
that is what I've earned

and it was I who trained his majesty
with no opposite reality
like a puddle with no reflection
of the sky or the trees
but after my dread beheading
I tied that sucker back on with a string
and I guess I'm pretty different now
considering

I'm holding here a book
notable but not the greatest
stolen for me by the latest
in a long line of thieves
and I'm just about to drop it
down that manhole of memories
when I realize it doesn't bother me
and heartache not so dire
cause I look up to see integrity
finally won over desire