Hangin’

if i were a sailor on the caspian sea
then i wouldn't be hanging from this fucking tree
or if i were canoeing on the chesapeake bay
then i wouldn't have had to dig my own cold grave
and if i had a trawler on the great salt lake
then you wouldn't have that pistol stuck in my face
but if i could have it any other way
i'd still choose to be here hanging today

if i navigated through the bering strait
then i wouldn't have blood streaming down my face
or if i were a pilot steering up the rhine
then those buzzards wouldn't be circling in the sky
and if i were floating on the river thames
then you couldn't wrap duct tape around my head
but if i could have it anyway i like
i'd still choose to be here hanging tonight

if i were fishing on the bay of pigs
then i wouldn't have these wires clipped to my skin
or if i were swimming in the bay of biscay
then i wouldn't have piss running down my leg
and if i had a yacht out past cape cod
then i wouldn't be screaming through a broken jaw
but if i could have it any other way
i'd still choose to be here hanging today

but if i could have it any way i please
i'd still choose to hang from this fucking tree

and if i could have it any way i wished
i'd still choose to bear this crucifix

and if i could have it any way i want
i'd still choose to hang till the morning sun

~ 2005?