A Lovely Affair

Everyone that I ever knew Was crammed into a little building with a concrete floor Dimly lit, it smelled of stale smoke And friends were choking back the tears that they had come there for And I was in a little jar upon the stage Where all my records and guitars were neatly placed Left of the tables of food Sat two girls I could not recall speaking to And one told the other "Don't cry We still have three of the others it will be alright" And I was hovering overhead, taking it in I could not believe he's dead; he was just beginning to begin And there were a number of speeches Where people said what they didn't want me to know Telling all types of secrets I wish I would have had a clue five days ago It would have been quite a surprise For me to look them dead in the eyes, and say: "Well, it was a lovely affair People cared more than I had ever thought they would." Some kids stole what was left of the booze The cleanup crew worked as hard as they thought they should And I was in a little jar upon the stage I could not believe he's dead; he was just beginning to begin