Valley Morning

The slap of the paper The hiss of the sprinkler The beep of the coffee machine The drone in the distance That says there's a freeway The gardeners will soon make the scene 'Cause it's Thursday Soon they'll arrive on the scene I pick up the paper I'm spritzed by the sprinkler Inside I take in my caffeine Then I hear the dog door I know he's gone out there To mark and to mess up the scene They're illegal But soon they'll arrive on the scene Our leader's an actor who speaks with an accent Who's able to procure our love But life is a movie Out here in the valley What else were we all thinking of? The clack of the skateboard resounds in the valley Next door the kid's starting a band Their morning rehearsal is making me crazy The volume is way out of hand It's not music To my music it's way out of hand Our leader's an actor who speaks with an accent Who's able to procure our love But life is a movie Out here in the valley What else were we all thinking of? The slap of the paper The hiss of the sprinkler The beep of the coffee machine The drone in the distance That says there's a freeway The gardeners will soon make the scene 'Cause it's Thursday Soon they'll arrive on the scene --- Valley Morning - Loudon Wainwright III