at dawn i walked across my front lawn   humming some bloodying nordic rowing song   it was raked and cut and comforting   to comfort i said so long   i stole my girl from her backyard      we jumped on a train   anacostia, va   to greyhound across the united states      we set off in hope of changing our lives   but settled instead on holiday inn, riverside      i woke up in the morning all alone   i walked down to the lobby    and found her on the phone   "david," she said, "i miss you i'm coming home"   i pulled her by the arm   she grabbed me by the throat      i went to the room and threw all her things   off the 17th floor balcony and set out...      we set off in hope of changing our lives   but settled instead on holiday inn, riverside