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The pinot from Reno

don't pour like vino de Sonoma

and the cats in the alleys

don't scratch like stray Sallies back home-a

the lucky bounce muses

take holiday cruises

more frequently than I'd prefer

but their bad omen absence

does little recklessness deter


in shadows she lays

but my lady's seen sunnier days

this ledger she pays

lux'ry tax for her libertine ways


I'd foot the fee for her

in certain short order

but that wasn't part of the vow

besides I need time

I've Sierras to climb

with a fire like this in me now

besides I need time

I've Sierras to climb

with a fire like this in me now


in the glow of the slots

cigarettes of have-nots

burn in cadence with losses of coin

condolence buffets

promise prime rib for days

but it's liver in place of sirloin

out of sight of this scene

river runs more serene

my lady rides the Truckee from Tahoe

with grace she should make

shore of Pyramid Lake

'fore the morning rays melt evening snow


I'd drift in her stead

as I've already said

but the ferryman will not allow

besides I can't quit

so close to summit

not with fire like this in me now

besides I can't quit

so close to summit

not with fire like this in me now