brooklyn betty

Walking by rockslides
Through the fog and the rain
Higuera ventures out
Away from the slanted ranks
Looking for a fig tree that won’t fall
Higuera reaches out
To get there by night
Darker than the caves
Legends of dwarfs
Culture written historically
Drawn on the walls
Carved by glacier
Etched by unwavering, careful hands

Like white water down the Andes
Samaipata flows through the veins
Twisting through jungles
Forests of giant ferns
Fed by the rains
Higuera is finding his gold
Samaipata and the Andes
Are feeding Higuera’s soul

Searching for Samaipata
With no one else around
Away from any evil souls
Only round and friendly faces
Young or Old
Smiles amid nose and chin
Folks shining bright
Appreciate all the beauty
Learning the local song and dance
Living their ways
By nature and legendary tales
Higuera’s not selfish, he’s not young
Hears what he’s been told
Since the age of one
Not trying to live too old too soon
Searching for Samaipata
Where the waters don’t bite
Like the frostbite of the cold
Lagoons sit in volcanic craters
The foothills are richer than gold

Like white water down the Andes
Samaipata flows through the veins
Twisting through jungles
Forests of giant ferns
Fed by the rains
Higuera is finding his gold
Samaipata and the Andes
Are feeding Higuera’s soul

Higuera
Higuera
He’ll find the gold
His tree won’t fall

Heading through the foothills
Of the Andes in South America
Building a cabin near
A forty-eight acre ranch
Down the rivers of the salmon
Skies of hawks
Lying on fields of the mountainside
In the valley of Little Switzerland
Caves, rock formations, waterfalls
Samaipata, Samaipata
He’ll pass El Fuerte
Translate the truth
The lucky are cruel
The smart always knew
Higuera’s searching for something new
In Samaipata
Where the foothills are richer than gold
And the Andes add more

Like white water down the Andes
Samaipata flows through the veins
Twisting through jungles
Forests of giant ferns
Fed by the rains
Higuera is finding his gold
Samaipata and the Andes
Are feeding Higuera’s soul

Higuera
Higuera
He’ll find the gold
His tree won’t fall

He put it on paper
Drew it on the log cabin walls
Made his way on a journey
Eating the flavors of wild fruit
Organic vegetables
Elevating on land
Through the portal in the hills
Away from the city, Santa Cruz
Like flying to the moon
The rooster crows
Higuera feels alive in the morning
He’ll feel alive all afternoon
Higuera will feel alive, He’ll feel alive
All day and night
Adventures in Samaipata
Samaipata in his hands
Samaipata, Samaipata
Samaipata in his veins
Samaipata, Samaipata, Samaipata
And the Andes are Higuera’s gold

Higuera
Higuera
He’ll find the gold
His tree won’t fall

I’m soaked head to toe
Smoked in threads (in threads)
My head floats
How well do you think it’ll feel?
When the moment sinks
Richer than the wet
Under soiled plants
Meet me down the road
I’ll be in my cardigan

The threads are wool
The threads are real
This cardigan’s a craft
You forget I’m no fool (no fool)
My favorite places got me
The dragon’s lit, mountains puff
Peaks are dressed
Four hundred count of white
Step into the woods to an endless cave
Waterways are the path
Obscurity
The diamonds are covered in dirt
But my cardigan shines
See you soon

Pull right up to the dock
Grab a stool, hold your fire
Wait in line (in line)
You never like the view
Turn your back and move
Until you look at the picture
You fetch from a boxed letter
It’s no longer November
Now you see
This cardigan is smooth
Makes it warm in December

It has been years with a smile on your face
With it on-I’m never sad
This cardigan’s more than the picture
My protector
Smooth cardigan
Cardigan, cardigan
Cardigan, my badge

You sit on your front stoop
Second guessing one plus one
Counting the shoes that walk on through (in twos)
Under directions
Nah, nah, no direction
The rapture might come
It’s up for election
But the water’s smooth
Calm before the storm
Overeducated, apocalyptic views
Breaking, all over the news
The bird crashed
While you all just flew
My cardigan shines new
My cardigan shines brand new

It has been years with a smile on your face
With it on-I’m never sad
This cardigan’s more than the picture
My protector
Smooth cardigan
Cardigan, cardigan
Cardigan, my badge

Can’t beat the description
Close your eyes to the scripture
Rock what you will
Still, I’m not one for a fad
I like my cardigan
And twill hat
Long hair is growing back
What’s the matter?
There’s no connection
Madder than the hatter
Rabbits don’t appear
Like the Genie in Aladdin
Wishes are granted
Soar until tough
Crash then burn
The evidence in the fireplace
It’s your turn
Educated until doom
My cardigan is bullet proof
At three A M on Lincoln and Dickens

It has been years with a smile on your face
With it on-I’m never sad
This cardigan’s more than the picture
My protector
Smooth cardigan
Cardigan, cardigan
Cardigan, my badge
The world’s sewn in the sleeves

What goes in the right comes out the left
What gets kicked already left
My eyes aren’t blind
My smile’s not tired
I’m here for more than the ride
More than the smoke
Signaling through the clouds
My cardigan and I
Are only getting higher
Only getting higher
Smooth cardigan
Smooth cardigan
Cardigan, cardigan
Cardigan, my badge