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I am me

I'm finding a road
that runs through my head
I'm thinking out loud
while I'm lying in bed
I'm drawing a line
between this thing and that
I'm wearing a coat
and a lumber jack hat

I'm rambling on
So I'm singing this song
I'm happiest knowing
that my friends are all wrong
It's raining in spain
I'm feeling you pain
I've marked all the cards
but I'm losing again

Oh, it's kind of crazy
Just how lazy I can be
Oh, if it's just a game
then it's a shame that I am me

It's later than ever
It's now and it's never
I wish I was smart
but I'd settle for clever
I'm still in my bed
and you're still in my head
and I'm thinking to hard
about all that you said

Oh, it's kind of crazy
Just how lazy I can be
Oh, if it's just a game
then it's a shame that I am me

i can see the stars
i can see the moon
i can see the sky
i can see the clouds
i can see a passing airplane
i can see a bird
i can see a tree
from my prison cell

Sadly and Dearly Loved

10 times I looked out the window and saw 
all the places so close and the places too far

10 times I looked up to see what was above me
without seeing the forest, without seeing a tree

It's not that I'm stupid, or silly or dumb
It's not that I'm drinking dry gin or black rum
It's not that the world was the oyster she stole
It's just that I'm running and stuck in this hole

10 times I tried hard to jump out the front window
but couldn't, or wouldn't, or didn't know how

10 times I took money from money store makers 
and spent it on money store makers and takers

It's not that I'm ignorant, foolish or happy
It's not that I'm dressed up all chipper and snappy
It's not that I'm losing or lying or cheating
It's just that the odds are stacked up for my beating

stillness now
and then a quiver
the mud comes first
and then the river
the river runs
and so do I
the peace that passes
passed me by

I am, I said

When you're feeling low
Like a peel or a rhine
Just perk up your head
and sing to Neil Diamond

He'll love you again
He'll pull you in tight
He'll sing out a song
He'll make things alright.

When the day is grimm
or the night is cold
You'll know what to do
Just do as you're told

Sing out to Neil
Sing with your heart
Pour our your soul
Neil Diamond, thou art. 

First Things First

first things first
because the singing is the song
because the feeling is gone
because the days are too long

first things first
because my hair is on fire
because the bird on the wire
because the heart's desire

first things first
because you're lovin' what you see
because you're sitting next to me
because you're turning 33

first things first
when you've run out of time
when you're searching for a rhyme
when you're drunk and I'm high

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