"FIRST LOVE"
I NEVER WAS STRUCK BEFORE THAT HOUR
WITH LOVE SO SUDDEN AND SO SWEET
HER FACE BLOOMED LIKE A SWEET FLOWER
AND STOLE MY HEART AWAY COMPLETE
MY FACE TURNED PALE, A DEADLY PALE
MY LEGS REFUSED TO WALK AWAY
AND WHEN SHE LOOKED WHAT COULD I DO
MY LIFE AND ALL SEEMED TURNED TO CLAY
MY BLOOD RUSHED TO MY FACE
AND TOOK MY EYES SIGHT AWAY
THE TREES AND BRANCHES ROUND THE PLACE
SEEMED MIDNIGHT AT MORNING
I COULD NOT SEE A SINGLE THING
WORDS FROM MY EYES DID START
THEY SPOKE AS CHORDS DO FROM THE STRINGS
AND BLOOD BURNED AROUND MY HEART
I NEVER SAW A SWEETER FACE BEFORE
AS THAT I STOOD BEFORE
MY HEART HAS LEFT IT ELSE WHERE
AND CAN RETURN NO MORE
BY HOMIE: DICE