Amica Montana

Kristin Hersh

The baby's so simian

I guess we never evolved completely

You can see it in me



A naked grass widowed moment

Did you see his beautiful eyes

In the red twilight



We've done our time

In the pressure cooker

On Arnica Montana

With the desperate

Tearing down the highway

Like they've got no place to stay



A fulgent fourth grader

Dressed in nylon and blue

A sheepish smile just for you



We've done our time

In the pressure cooker

On Arnica Montana



With the desperate

Tearing down the highway

Like they've got no place to stay



We laid our caps

And fingernails

And leaves behind the back porch

Through the smoke

For shining eyes

The future's later

Everybody's here