Three Things - Pere Ubu

I’ve checked in and now I can’t check out

It seems

I guess my life is in transition

From one kind of a life

To another

From one kind of a life

To another

I find myself living in Heartbreak Efficiencies

At the corner of Governor & West 114th St

Six units and no doorbells

But what do I need a doorbell for?

All of the men and their women

In the neighborhood

Choose to shout at each other in the streets

Every Saturday night

Early Sunday!

Early Sunday!

Early Sunday!

I tuned them in

Now I can’t tune them out

I checked in and now I…

The man in number two hanged himself last month

I think I know why he chose the laundry room

But I wonder what became of his two little girls

And who it was that came to take them away

I checked in and now I…

I checked in and now I can’t check out

It seems

I guess my life is in transition

From what kind of a life

To what other?

From one kind of a life

To another