August, 1976 Lyrics

I had to call you

From this motel room tonight

For 40 years I've held on to my biggest lie

I never did see a big white light up in the sky

I couldn't hold on to this feeling if I tried

I thought we'd make a buck

Do the TV thing real good

Say we lost track of time

Make up some junk about firewood

I didn't think I'd call

From Missouri all alone

We're no longer friends

So now I want to let you know

We were just college kids

With a bunch of hash

Out there fishing near the Allagash

The money never did come rolling in for us

They all went on with life

Wait, I didn't call you just to fuss

Oh I'm not some agent

Patsy or a pawn this time

I didn't meet no entities

Their depictions aren't mine

I know it's a lot to call before you go to bed

We had a falling out

Not much more can be said

Oh, I didn't want to argue about anomalies

But I can truly tell you

It didn't happen there to me

Because we were just college kids

With a bunch of hash

Out there fishing near the Allagash

Young painters with some active minds

We were bonded

But I've left it all behind

And that you can print

Oh, that's all you can print