Oh, little Chicory
Remember when we first met, you were living
On a boat that you traded for a color TV
Giving lessons in Griffith Park on which plants you could eat
And which got you high.
Oh, little Chicory
I remember sunsets over water
Watching through the window from your little twin bed
Feeling like we owned every single cloud, orange, yellow, purple and red
Passing through our sky.
Oh, little Chicory
Remember “borrowing” from that grocer?
Just some butter, smokes, a couple of plums.
You felt so guilty, you confessed and he called us a couple of bums,
Then he called the cops (and boy did you run).
Oh, little Chicory,
I remember rising slow in the morning
Making coffee and eggs and taking our time.
Stepping out that front door, no money, no plans, just your hand in mind,
Us getting lost.
Chicory, Chicory, hold my hand.
Help me understand that we can’t stay young forever.
Chicory, Chicory don’t let go.
You gotta let me know there’s laughter and memories together
Still up ahead.
Oh, little Chicory,
Remember I used to play that old roadhouse?
You and your girlfriends would dance through the night.
Then the drummer got busted, the bassist broke his hand in a fight,
Which broke up the band.
Oh, little Chicory
Remember laying back and counting the stars?
Making a wish on every single one.
Dreaming for a car that ran, a cabin, maybe a daughter and son,
A few acres of land.
Oh, little Chicory,
Look at us now, we got that cabin,
Plus a house, a daughter and a couple of cars,
Though I can’t remember the last time we laid back for hours dreaming on stars
‘Til the break of day.
Oh, little Chicory,
No second thoughts, not doubts, no regrets.
Our little family is my solid ground.
But some days find me weighing what got lost and what got found
Along the way.
Scott Pinkmountain (aka Scott Rosenberg) is an American musician and a writer. Over the past 20 years, he has recorded and
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