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Well Frank settled down in the Valley
and hung his wild years
on a nail that he drove through
his wife's forehead

He sold used office furniture
out there on San Fernando Road
and assumed a $30,000 loan
at 15 1/4 % and put down payment
on a little two bedroom place

His wife was a spent piece of used jet trash
made good bloody marys
kept her mouth shut most of the time
had a little Chihuahua named Carlos
that had some kind of skin disease
and was totally blind.

They had a thoroughly modern kitchen,
self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)
Frank drove a little sedan.
They were so happy.

One night Frank was on his way home
from work, stopped at the liquor store,
Picked up a couple Mickey's Big Mouths
drank 'em in the car on his way
to the Shell station
He got a gallon of gas in a can
Drove home
Doused everything in the house
Torched it
Parked across the street, laughing,
Watching it burn, all Halloween
orange and chimney red
Frank put on a top forty station,
got on the Hollywood Freeway
headed north

Never could stand that dog.