Janis Ian — Davy

[Verse 1] This whole park bench belongs to me—I'm not crazy I reserved it late last spring Don't sit on my dog Thought we'd spend the summer here (My wilderness vacation) Scare off the tourists, or charge them to feed us Yep, I'm a real financier [Chorus] And when the interest rates fall, I will invest in a mall Somewhere to keep from the cold wind that rattles my bones It sinks like a stone Since Davy left home [Verse 2] I was always too high strung, seeking my salvation Now I just seek oblivion (And my blood pressure's down) Used to be so hard to keep up with all those Joneses Now I just keep up with me If you don't like it go home [Chorus] When this world finally ends, I will be wealthy again I have all my past in this blue shopping bag that I guard Like the strings of my heart That once rang so clear When Davy was here [Bridge] In your pity, you're forgetting that I was once somebody's better half [Verse 3] Visit me again sometime, here among the flowers When you've know a love like mine, it's hard to chit chat for long [Chorus] Life has more rips in its seams than any novelist dreams Come when the fabric of night is tattered and torn We can talk until dawn But you'll have to go When Davy gets home