Apple Wine

In remembrance of a very contrary catholic girl She was married to a friend Hell of a guy, I wonder, how they’re both doing now When I knew them they lived by the sea Malibu Beach was the place to be Living, loving at the ocean, oh so free Went over one day at quarter til 3 She was all alone with a rosary Jesus, Joseph, Mary, and me Invited me in for a cup of tea She laughed at me lasciviously I could tell right away where it was going Can you tell me, was it a sin? She said Adam and Eve had it good for a time Eden you see is a state of mind So let’s create a garden of our own design We made love and drank apple wine Shot some dope with Frankenstein Looking at her eyes, my how they shined Heroin was fine, a heavenly night made it Easy to forget about her husband and god As we reveled in the garden, to the nines Can you tell me, was it a sin? We embraced on the floor, bodies in a twine She confessed her secrets and I told her mine All about the things we loved that we’d left behind All about the things we feared that kept us from trying All about the empty nights when we felt like dying Can you tell me, was it a sin? Can you tell me, was it a sin? She said, my friend, I know it’s a sin But if I had my way this garden Would never, never end Well, I took another drink and I sadly smiled Wiped a tear from her cheek, how I loved that child For a moment so much more than myself