Namesake
By Anthony Lee Gregory
Dedicated to Anthony Paul Gregory
Welcome back to Reston
Where you been these years?
Are you still in high school –
Or is that your brother?
Make yourself at home now
Grab yourself a chair
You don’t have to eat my cooking if you don’t want to
Do you see that woman
In the photograph?
She’s your mother
I couldn’t believe what I saw
The metro station was easy to draw
I asked my namesake what he thought of my hair
And he said he thought nothing at all
Welcome back to San Jose
How long are you in town
Before returning to that crazy place?
Did you visit his workshop
Where he gets unwound
Before restoring its amazing grace
Did you have a good time?
Did you learn about yourself?
I guess you must have
I couldn’t believe what I saw
The metro station was easy to draw
I asked my namesake what he thought of my hair
And he said he thought nothing at all
Welcome to Berkeley
I’m so glad you came
Did you hear our name when the dean announced it?
I’m not even bothered
That the nervous man
Flubbed by thesis title, mangled mispronounced it
I’m a little tipsy
Do you know the time?
Look who I’m asking
I couldn’t believe what I saw
Watching late night TV with my grandpa
I asked my namesake what he thought of my hair
And he told me that he didn’t care
I couldn’t believe what I saw
The metro station was easy to draw
I asked my namesake what he thought of my hair
And he said he thought nothing at all
Live Mp3 version of song played by Melatones.
Anthony P. Gregory,
1920–2005, RIP.