New Orleans

by Gabriel Miranda

Oh, take me down to New Orleans 
To live life to the beat 
Sing my blues in purples and greens 
Get lost in strangers’ sheets 

I’ll swing up on the chandelier 
Come shower me in beads 
Forget about a sad career 
And learn to live life freed 

I want to feel vibrant and full 
Glow in the summer heat 
Joy of the heart and warmth of soul 
Shit-faced on Bourbon street 

Lose me there, in ol’ New Orleans 
For I would love to die alive 
Cast me in to the fantasy 
Of the chaotic and sublime