Jandek

Place

Jandek


There's a key somewhere " where did I put it
Maybe it's in the car 
Maybe it's in a cabinet 
Is it in my pocket 
Is it in my case 
I keep thinkin' about that key 
I think about the key 
More than what's locked up 
What's locked up in that place 
What's so special about those things 
That I don't want them changed 
I want it all like it was 
I left it before 
We all got to have something unchanged 
I want it all like it was,I left it before 
We all got to have something unchanged 
That we can take for granted 
Some place, some object, some constructed thing 
We made a thing, and it needs perfection 
Who want to be the one 
Who makes a change 
To this little place 
This protected spot 
So where's the key 
I want to turn the latch 
Unlock that place 
And see what's there 
How can I do what I need to do 
In that place with those freed-up things 
Laughing and joking and having fun 
In an unlocked, freed-up, special place 
Where did I put that key 
I know it's someplace 
Where did I put it 
Maybe it's here 
Maybe it's there