i went into the living room , which was just across from the practice room , while the band tuned their instruments . he had something to say already ? some days you are on the top of the world and then you are just at the bottom of the mountain . he had barely satisfied that itch when he was forced to draw his other leg upward to scratch at the ankle . i tried to scrunch up into myself for warmth . back to it again , after all these years . '' 