China Girl, John Cougar

Something awaken me, and now I got an upset belly. I sat here on the couch listening to my iPod. I started putting music on from the year I was born.. I have only gotten to my favorite year 1984.

The song is actually, or was my brother's favorite. His girl looked like a china girl, so he was just so in love with her. She was my friend, she was also the Tribal Police Sgt.'s daughter. It was a surprise to me to see them together one night while 'we' were out partying. Just a patch of my friends and I..

This song always take me back to a certain day. I only remember it by segments.

I was sent to do laundry in town. No problem. I tossed the laundry in at the local laundromat. My parents had just bought a brand new ford truck, it was nice.. right away my brother installed a nice sound system and a pioneer equalizer. So that jam was kickin ass..

I cruised up the street to the video arcade, and ye.. there be my bros.. we all load up and make a run to Hogback.. We got our brewskies and whatnots.. the guy that sold us drinks knew me and my dad, so he never bothered.

We head on to the river and jam, dance.. and bullshit getting stoned. Then we ran back to toss my laundry in the dryer. This time we under the bridge and danced to the music. I remember it was Cindi Lauper.. I don't know why I use to dance with my hands up in the air and move my hips to the music.. I just entertained myself to the movement to my hands... when you're high.. it's pretty neat.. I'm sure I was a sight to see.. We were there for a bit, I remember I got buzzed and stoned.

When I knew the laundry was done, we kicked for a bit longer and I drop one of my bros off at her house.. SHE became a nurse later, can you believe it? I went back into Shiprock and had every intentions of going home when all the sudden I panicked when I saw the 'Police Check Point', FUCK! SHIT! is all I thought.

I sat there monkeying around with the equalizer.. I stared into the sunset, stoned. I knew I had to focus and start thinking of a way to get out of this mess. The song 'China Girl' came on.. just then my brother and his girl rode on the outside lane on his bike. His hat was on backwards, wearing shades and a cigarette dangled from his lips.. he just nods at me like.. ha ha you're fucked..

There I sat, buzzed and stoned.. totally screwed. No Driver's License.. truck smelled like beer and smokes.. sucked.. the sun was going down.. I have been out for awhile now.. the laundry! OH SHIT! I thought. I really started thinking now.. I looked over to where my 'relatives' lives.. aii. No fence. I drove into their drive way and went through their yard to another dirt road along the ditch. I went into town that way, I was so relieved. I sobered up, grabbed the laundry. The lady scolded me... I didn't care, I thanked her for doing it for me..

A couple of days later, me and my other brother had a good laugh about it. I said "Yeah, finally did I start giving a shit about that damn laundry." It one of those, you had to be there kinda thing...

SO, yah.. I smiled reminiscing about the kiddie days...