Lemli?

William Shatner - That's Me Trying

I got your address from the phone book at the library
Wandered in, looked you up and you were there
Weird that you’ve been living maybe two miles away for the best part of twenty years
You must be what? In your early forties now
If I remember, you were born in June or was it May?
Eisenhower was the president although it may have been JFK

Years of silence, not enough
Who could blame us giving up?
Above the quiet there’s a buzz
That’s me trying

You still working in that store on Ventura?
You still going with--no, that’s not fair
I know I haven’t been the very best of dads - I’ll hold my hand up there
The reason that I’m writing is I’d like for us to meet
Get a little daughter-dad action going soon
We could put things behind us
Eat some pizza, drink some beer
Do you still see your sister, Lemli?
Bring her, too

Years of silence, not enough
Who could blame us giving up?
Above the quiet there’s a buzz
That’s me trying

But I don’t want to talk about any of that bad stuff
Why I missed out on your wedding and your high school graduation
I’d like to explain - but, I can’t, so
Let’s keep things neutral
Stick to topics that won’t bug us
How ‘bout this?
Let’s choose a book and we’ll read it before we meet
Then we can sit down at a restaurant
And we’ll look at the menu and talk about it while we eat
See - if we never had a problem
Then - that’s what life would be like
Easy
Uncomplicated
Cool
So, let’s just pretend that the past didn’t happen
I don’t really like thrillers, as well
I don’t want to know if I’ve got grandchildren
No need to tell me where I went wrong
I don’t want to know what happened in your thirties
You want to try ‘Cold Mountain‘?
Or is that too long?

Years of silence, not enough
Who could blame us giving up?
Above the quiet there’s a buzz
That’s me trying
That’s me trying
That’s me trying
Above the quiet there’s a buzz
I’m trying

Next: The Boy Bathing.