soft grumbles

Wash the car and make it rain
lather with soap to shine and clean
drive away this homing pain

Gathered mud this car has gained
filth on arid land can only mean
wash the car and make it rain

Besot in drunken rage I train
this once pure heart that's now unclean
drive away this homing pain

rust and soot on engine valves have lain
for years it must have been
wash the car and make it rain

If only like my car with water drain
impurities running in my veins
drive away this homing pain

Should an old man's bod be so plain
like a vehicle that can be preened
wash the car and make it rain
drive away this homing pain