Let’s just say– 
            there’s always a guy 
            with a little book 
            he’s scribbling in
            and a Kroger bag stuffed
            with wads of other books–
let there be light 
and there was light 
and it was good

Let’s just say– 
            there’s always a guy
            whose horse didn’t win
            blames the jockey 
            the horse broke fast
            instead of holding him–
until we failed the test
and we were tossed out
with our tiger skins on

Let’s just say – 
            there’s always a guy
            who has a broken heart
            but still runs twelve miles
            every morning 
            thinking of his mother
and the flood came
and the earth was clean
and it was good again

Let’s just say – 
            there’s always a guy
            who’s into T-bills
            Asia opening wild
            big shark tank energy
            now chasing memecoins–
and the captain got drunk
and we failed the test again
tossed out with our tiger skins on

Let’s just say – 
            there’s always a guy
            who wants to save souls
            who gets in the chaos
            to bring order to it
            who wades into this story–
and the earth’s no longer void,
and the spirit moves
our heads tipped back, our mouths open. 

Let’s just say – 
            there’s always a guy
            who cuts a joint so tight
            you think it grew that way
            using no nails, no screws
            just beautiful joinery and love
and the earth’s no longer void,
and the spirit moves
our heads tipped back, our mouths open.