When Last I Spoke to Carol

When last I spoke to Carol I said

I can't pretend it gets easier

She said, "I've hung on, I have edged

Along this narrow ledge

Since the day I was born in 1975When last I spoke to Carol I said

I can't pretend I feel love for you

She said, "I've hammered a smile

Across this pasty face of mine

Since the day I was born in 1975"When I said goodbye to Carol

Black earth upon the casket fell

She had faded to something I always knew

To the rescue nobody ever comes