Josephine

1. My coffee’s cooling and my toast is dry

The day comes on, I don’t know why

I see your ice blue eyes, cool, serene

I don’t know what to say, Josephine.

2. My youth is now a myth to me

I gaze at you in reverie

Was there ever a time when your eyes were green

And we could have been together, Josephine?

Bridge:

You look so fine in that photograph

And I feel so sad that it makes me laugh

You wear that black bikini with casual grace

An impassive look upon your face…

3. I’ll be on my way like there’s a way to go

Your blue eyes follow me with an unearthly glow

I’ll see you again in some magazine

We’ll be together again, Josephine.

(So this morning at breakfast, I open my Sports Illustrated Day calendar and the lovely Josephine Skyriver is glaring at me like I just tugged on her black bikini. And this song came to me. I guess I was surprised that a supermodel would have a name like “Josephine” and I couldn’t pass it up.)