Loretta And The Insect World Lyrics

Giant SandLoretta And The Insect WorldI just said goodbye to my lover, Loretta,for the very last time.No more would she lie,Now would I upset her,And we'd wish the same to no one.There was liquor if needed,Five miles down a dangerous road.There was plenty of nothing right hereif I needed to explode.I stood and watched my child sleepand it felt warm to standbeside her dreams.I'd been distracted and taken upwith a love, or so *Retta had seemednd the howling windbecame my friend again,Instead of something we'd hide against. . .It felt good to feel our lovein the past tense.It was then when love turned fromwonder and lust to just sin.And the whole insect world wanted in.There were slave ants, stink bugs,And scorpions with those tails,All kinds of spiders, and thesheen of dragonfly sails