And took a little test ride tonight after it was all button'ed up.... First chance I've had to ride her since the nasty MC tire was replaced by a proper DS one, and I kept singing in my head:
Hello Darkside my old friend.......
.....I'm glad to ride with you again........
(But then I'd get caught up in the riding and not come up with the next line.)
Hello, Darkside, my old friend,
It's good to ride with you again.
Because I’m restless for the road winding
Left its seeds while I was riding
And the longings that were planted in my brain
Still remain
And call for winds of riding.
In restless dreams I rode alone
Narrow curves and far from home
On the rhythm of the asphalt stream
I turned the throttle, caused the pipes to sing.
Then my eyes were stabbed by the flash of oncoming light
That split the night
And touched the wind of riding.
And in the rushing lights, I saw
A thousand faces, maybe more,
People longing without seeking
People hearing but not listening
People fearing that their longing souls might care
And still were scared
To join the winds of riding.
"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Rolling like a river grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take these grips that they might touch you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
Beyond the winds of riding.
And the people bowed and prayed
To the jailing gods they made
And the image called out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the cry said, "The lives of the safe are held in the subway chairs
And caging fares."
But drowned in the winds of riding.
Hello, Darkside, my old friend.
It's good to ride with you again.
