Dan Bern | Gates of Hell

Gay men don’t develop prostate cancer
With anything like the frequency straight men do
I would have thought Italy would have been the last
Country to fall to the fascists
Today I’d like to go to the gates of town
And kick around a football
But I’m already contracted to entertain
The King and his friends in the Garden of Eden

Every day I sail through the gates of hell
Every day I spend a penny at the wishing well
Every day I ride on angels’ wings
Every day I take what my mama brings
Every day I spend my dough to keep the gas tank full
Every day I buy flowers for my funeral
Every day I miss the apple and kill William Tell
Every day I ride through the gates of hell

Once a month you cry for one more egg unfertilized
Once a month you cry over blood that is no child
But let me take your blood and paint a picture on the wall
A picture of your terrible beauty

I dreamed I married my best friend
There was nothing to do but wish you well
Today I spent a day in a castle
Maybe someday all of us can live there

Every day..

(lyrics: Dan Bern)