word came from Thailand
he's off his head again
still at least he's happy
I said,
but no one seemed to agree

when he stepped off the plane
a man in a turban looked him in the eye
and told him he was grieving
then he spoke a name,
the right name,
so that's what set him off

david has come to his senses
and will bring him back next week
he may not need much treatment
if he can shake him up
but there's only so many times you can lose your mind
before you forget how to recover
and I frequently separate this junkie from
the man I called my brother