Watchin Joey Glow
Steve Goodman
[Verse] Down here in the shelter We got everything we need Mom put up her peach preserves Pa’s got a book to read Sister knits some bandages And we turn the lights down low And play some scrabble Watching Joey glow [Verse] At breakfast mom hands Joe the bread and he turns it into toast Last night he huged a leg of lamb and soon we had a roast You should see him heat the coffee up when he stires it with his toe We all get hungry watching Joey glow [Verse] You have to where dark glasses if you stare at him a while Or he’ll fry your little eyes out with his incondesint smile At Christmas time it felt so strange but it was great to see The way we decorated Joe as if he was our tree And his star was shining brightly underneath the misle toe So we blew him kisses Watching Joey glow [Verse] I hope the worlds not over for my sake and for his I’d love for everyone to know how brilliant Joey is We’ve been down here for six months now and we’re proud to be alive We owe it to America to sit here and survive So we listen for the static on the short wave radio And count the shock waves watching Joey glow