Fifteen Months

The cats are sleeping here in the autumn sun Your dog has flushed a deer and he's on the run And the coffee cup is cold And the morning's feeling very old Fifteen months of time my man's been gone The second winter now is coming on And our fates could all be worse But sometimes I still must curse my own And hello I wish you well Where you sleep All in your cell As for friends I can't complain, they've been good to me The fire's burning bright, they've left wood for me And the roof has been repaired And I thank them for the love they've shared You see, there's really nothing wrong, I've just got the blues Because if you give a damn you're going to pay some dues But if you see the game we're in Like I do, you know in time we'll win And hello I wish you well Where you sleep All in your cell So time give me a break of a week or more My head is reeling and my back is sore And the baby cries for me And I think I'll walk by the sea alone