I want to live my life/ like it's my only life/ no matter what come after/ I want to feel/ the hopes and fears/ the sounds of pain and laughter/ is it too much to ask/ I know I'm up to the task/ is it my time at last/ to go where I am going
I want to live my life/ like it belongs to me/ no matter what anyone can say/ I want to feel/ the ups and downs/ of someone who intends to stay/ is it too much to need/ the experiences like those I read/ am I just another seed/ that has no way of growing
nothing ever fuckin' works/ no matter how I try/ everything fucks up for me/ it makes me want to cry/ all the bad luck I have had/ grows greater every single day/ I try to best to make it stop/ but it just won't go away/ what can I do to make it end/ I guess I can't/ I'll just pretend/ that somewhere I will find a friend/ who'll try to help me out/ I don't know what all this bad luck is about/ but it won't leave
I woke up early/ couldn't find my shoes/ so I stubbed my toe/ and wound up all confused/ that's how I got the early morning blues
ain't no good-for-nothing/ this day is not my friend/ so I spend every minute/ waiting for it to end/ I got the early morning blues/ I'm telling you once again
give me a reason/ tell me why my life is bad/ I could get me a princess/ I could be Sir Galahad/ I got the early morning blues/ the worst blues I've ever had
I have nothing to say/ but I'm going to say it anyway/ there is nothing but bad luck/ and it's here with me today/ everything I touch is wrong/ I always sing the same old song/ which is: who am I?/ I don't belong/ to anyone on this earth
I have nothing to do/ and nothing's what I give to you/ there is nothing but bad luck/ and it rings loud and true/ everything I touch is bad/ it's the worst news I have ever had/ none of these rules are iron-clad/ I still don't know my worth
today is my birthday/ I can do anything I want/ today is my birthday/ I can do anything I want/ you can take me out for supper/ at an expensive restaurant
today is my birthday/ please don't sing the birthday sone/ today is my birthday/ please don't sing the birthday song/ you know what I want?/ to play guitar all day long
(bridge) I'm gonna sleep late/ not be in a funk/ I'm gonna smoke a lotta weed/ and eat a lot of junk
today is my birthday/ I was born here, you see/ today is my birthday/ I was born on this day, you see/ so today is my birthday/ happy birthday to me
I am trying to be at peace/ but the problems refuse to cease/ and here I sit, worrying my life away/ I am trying to ease my stress/ but this living is just a mess/ here I sit, dreading another new day/ I should have stayed in bed/ that's the only way to get ahead/ as far as I can tell/ days, they drift in and out/ with no clue as to what they're about/ this life is a strange hotel/ and I am just a guest/ but I guess/ that's what I worry about least/ what I worry about/ is peace
I voted today/ I filled out my ballot/ as is my right to do/ I voted for president/ a new one this time/ now let's hope he pulls through/ because this country of mine/ could be doing just fine/ but, alas, that is not to be/ so I'll show my support/ for someone that'll work/ for both you and me
truth be told/ I'm old and I'm cold/ the temperature's dropping/ it's something to behold/ winter is coming/ and I'm staying inside/ the temperature's dropping/ and there's nowhere to hide
truth be told/ I'm sad and I'm old/ nothing turned out/ the way it was told/ winter is coming/ and I'm staying indoors/ the temperature's dropping/ like never before
(chorus) but you can keep me warm/ you can keep me warm
work is done/ time to play/ just what shall I do today?/ smoke some weed/ drink some beer/ any way to make it/ out of here/ your time of joy/ has just begun/ when work is done, when work is done
work is done/ the time is here/ to spend the night/ with someone dear/ dance all night/ sleep all day/ when love is real/ everything's okay/ you're right on top/ number one/ when work is done, when work is done
(chorus) work no more/ open the door/ and look at what's outside/ time for you/ to get a new point of view/ time for you/ to take a ride
work is done/ stress is through/ nothing left for you to do/ but take some time out/ for yourself/ you choose if there's/ anybody else/ you got trouble on the run/ when work is done, when work is done
So I already wrote part bob a song but this fuckin' computer fucked it up. It left me with the fucking title and got rid of the text. This fuckin' computer. I don't know what to fuckin' do. Every fuckin' step I take doesn't work out. I am so angry I could scream. I just took fuckin'; medication for it. Fuck, what am I supposed to do? Nothing ever fuckin' works out. I have the stupidest goddamn life of anybody I know. It's all just one fuckin' mistake after another Fuck this shit.
I am eating a Bartlett pear/ it did not grow in my backyard/ I know it was picked by hand/ by someone working really hard/ it's almost ripe and crunches/ but still is pretty sweet/ I just want the farmworkers to know/ I'm grateful for what I eat
on 82nd avenue/ the people there know what to do/ belongings inside shopping carts/ depending on some human hearts/ to help them in their time of need/ cardboard is the sign you read/ informing you of their hard times/ asking is still not a crime/ so you ask for money/ you ask for food/ those are questions on/ 82nd avenue
So I'm having one of those Sundays that drags on. I went for a walk, but I cut it short because it started raining. I don't let myself smoke weed until the evening, so now I'm just bored. I supposed I could read or something. I would love to eat something. I'm hungry.
So why don't you eat something, farmboy?
I might. I've been doing intermediate fasting -- I think that's what you call it -- but, of course, it doesn't seem like it's working. I'm trying to watch my eating because I'm just not using up very much energy during this pandemic.
I'm just frustrated. I'm always frustrated.
Is there anything else you can do today?
Play guitar. I haven't played guitar yet. I'm sure I'll do that before the afternoon is over.
I don't know, man. I feel like I want to take a fuckin' break from all the every-single-day shit, but I have no idea of what to do. I don't feel like playing guitar. I don't feel like reading. I don't know what I want to do, and my choices are few and far between. There just isn't anything to do that I don't already do.
Take a nap?
I'm not tired. I just want the day to go by. Isn't that a fuckin' shame? We've only got a certain amount of time on planet earth and I feel like I'm just wasting it today. But I just don't want to do anything.
Then don't do anything, farmboy. Give yourself a break.
Really? Can I do that.
Yes.
Well, then, that's what I guess I'm doing.
you are such a fuckin' piece of shit/ you're just wasting my time/ you are such a piece of shit/ you are no friend of mine/ every time I try to work/ you pretend that you are hurt/ and that's not the end of it/ you, my dear computer/ are a worthless fuckin' piece of shit
all your history/ made you what you are/ frightened, shy, and quiet/ sleeping in a speeding car/ you heeded all the warnings/ you followed all the rules/ and they all led up to this/ guess you're feeling like a fool
all your history/ put you on the path you're on/ sleep until the afternoon/ go to bed at dawn/ take a walk and look around/ for a well-travelled path/ sometimes when everything goes wrong/ all you can do is laugh
(bridge) this is where you're at right now/ this is how you've always been/ it's like you're at a window/ you're on the outside looking in
all your history/ has led you to this point/ have another scotch and soda/ smoke another joint/ just keep right on thinking/ something will go right/ maybe then you can sleep/ through the long and lonely night
I was looking for answers/ but I didn't have any questions/ it is no wonder/ I turned out the way I did/ I was always lonesome/ when I was growing up/ I was sad, strange, and sorry/ in other words, I was just a kid/ but now I'm grown/ I'm on my own/ forever searching for my home/ and the road in front of me/ is dark and never-ending/ now I know/ it hurt me so/ the times I spent pretending
(chorus) now I've taken the untravelled road/ if anyone should care/ I don't know where I'm going/ but I know I'm getting there
I am not worried/ I know nothing will be okay/ I've finally accepted/ life doesn't go the way/ that you want/ that you expect it to/ there's a lot of things/ that aren't up to you/ but that's okay/ it's another day/ on planet earth
there's no common sense/ in anything I do/ I've worked every damned day/ to make it through/ the endless problems/ that you face/ as a member of/ the human race/ but that's all right/you hold on tight/ on planet earth
(bridge) I'll never know/ exactly who I am/ but that won't stop me/ from doing what I can
three in the morning/ I'm trying to cope/ looking for a reason/ to not give up hope/ I'm doing my best/ I try and I try/ as the world spins/ another day goes by/ but that's okay/ I'm on my way/ on planet earth/ not much to say/ but I'm okay/ on planet earth
it was a normal day/ as normal as could be/ as normal as death and taxes/ as normal as me/ I was minding my own beeswax/ when much to my surprise/ standing there in front of me/ was a sight for sore eyes
(chorus) how're you down'/ how've you been/ some days it seems like/ I just can't win/ then I see/ you again/ and everything's all right/ my old friend
I am not worried/ I know nothing will be okay/ I've finally accepted/ that life won't go the way/ that you want/ that you expect it to/ there's a lot of things/ that aren't up to you/ but that's okay/ it's another day/ on planet earth
there is no sense/ in anything I do/ I work every day/ to make it through/ the endless problems/ that you must face/ as a member of/ the human race/ but that's all right/ I hold on tight/ to planet earth
(bridge) I'll never know/ exactly who I am/ but that won't stop me/ from doing what I can
it's one more morning/ of trying to cope/ looking for a reason/ to not give up hope/ I'm doing my best/ my hardest I try/ as the world spins/ another day goes by/ but that's okay/ I'm on my way/ on planet earth/ not much to say/ but I'm on my way/ on planet earth
I am not worried/ nothing will be okay/ I now accept/ that life won't go the way/ that you want/ you expect it to/ there's a lot of things/ that aren't up to you/ but that's okay/ it's another day/ on planet earth
there is no sense/ in what I do/ I'm only trying/ to make it through/ the endless problems/ that you must face/ as a member of/ the human race/ but that's all right/ hold on tight/ to planet earth
(bridge) I'll never know/ exactly who I am/ but that won't stop me/ from doing what I can
it's one more morning/ of trying to cope/ looking for a reason/ to not give up hope/ I'm trying my best/ my hardest I try/ as the world spins/ another day goes by/ but that's okay/ I'm on my way/ on planet earth
crow outside my window/ defending his domain/ talking up a fuss/ about something to complain/ don't try to confront him/ his temper is an art/ he knows how to make you pay/ you see, crows are pretty smart/ when they come to your home/ but crows will act just fine/ if you leave them alone
cold rain on the front porch/ from a hurricane's eye/ if you stay inside/ you just might stay dry/ but if you go out/ if you think you can hack it/ it's best to wear a hat/ and some kind of jacket/ you see, rain is pretty wet/ but if you stay at home/ the rain will be just fine/ if you leave it alone
I've done everything I'm supposed to do/ the chores are all done/ the time is right/ it's Friday night/ and the weekend's just begun/ forget the paycheck and the kids/ it's time to have some fun/ no matter what you think you are/ to me, your number one
(chorus) and the weekend has started/ I'm so openhearted/ that I'm falling in love with you/ all over again/ it's a natural reaction/ a dose of satisfaction/ I'm falling in love with you/ all over again
get your purse and put on lipstick/ we're going out tonight/ there's a nice place on the edge of town/ where they do everything right/ forget the worries/ let your mind rest/ c'mon and take a chance/ it's no longer time to stay at home/ Darlin', would you like to dance?
(repeat chorus)
a family is a full-time job/ there's just no way around it/ happiness can seem far away/ but tonight we have found it/ forget the job, responsibilities/ nothing will get in the way/ it's not the same old used-to-be/ the weekend starts today
(repeat chorus)
Another fuckin' day. It started out so promising. I met with my therapist over the telephone, I went for a good walk, I practiced. Everything was fine until I tried to write, then the fuckin' computer fucked up like it always does. Everything has to have a fuck-up, that's the main lesson that I've learned in life. It's fuckin' amazing anything happens that's decent. Most of my time is spent dealing with all the fuck-ups that happen in my life.
I'm so fuckin' tired of trying and trying and working and working and nothing ever seems to come out of it. That's all my life is -- nothing but frustration. Nothing happens. Only bad things. I'm now down to seeing my therapist every other week, because it costs too much. I had to say goodbye to my health coach this morning; my time is up, and I have to take a six-month break. As if I'm not isolated enough.
Someday, I tell myself, something really good is going to happen. All this work won't be for nothing and I'll have friends and this fuckin' pandemic will end. Then maybe a miracle will occur and I'll actually get to play my songs in front of people again. I just want to write songs and perform them -- is there anything wrong with that?
Maybe someday the bad luck will end. I'm still waiting.
no one knows me where I live/ people come and go/ strangers passing by/ neighbors I don't know/ I live here among them all/ they don't notice me/ they have no idea/ inside my apartment I see/ my secret world/ my secret world/ my secret world/ where I can be me
no one knows me where I work/ the cubicle's my home/ here, I am a working stiff/ here, I'm on my own/ I am one of a sea of servants/ they don't notice me/ they don't know my mind's away/ as far as it can be/ in my secret world/ my secret world/ in my secret world/ that only I can see
(bridge) I would ask you to come inside/ like I know I should/but there's no place to take a ride/ inside this neighborhood
no one knows me anymore/ my friends have all forgotten me/ I look for a familiar face/ but not a friend do I see/ but that's okay, I'm staying here/ where all is safe and sound/ it's better to be by myself/ without others standing around/ in my secret world/ my secret world/ in my secret world/ where there is only me
no one knows me where I live/ people come and go/ people with their dogs/ neighbors I don't know/ I live here among them all/ they don't notice me/ they have no idea/ inside my apartment I see/. my secret world/ where I can be me
no one knows me where I work/ my cubicle's my home/ here, I am a working stiff/ here, I'm on my own/ I work here among them all/ they don't notice me/ they don't know my mind's away/ as far as it can be/ in my secret world/ only I can see
child, you are loved/ although you may not know it/ and there are times that we don't show it/ we don't say it often enough/ child, you are loved
child, you make me smile/ when times are down and out/ you never leave a doubt/ and you last a long, long, while/ child, you make me smile
(bridge) and when I am old and gray/ it will be enough to say/ that I've loved you/ all your life/ and when time is at its worst/ and everything becomes a curse/ in the dark, your love brings me light
child, you are loved/ in a harsh and cruel land/ you help me understand/ no matter what life is made of/ child, you are loved
if I had a nickel/ for every time you've wronged me/ I would be a rich man right now/ and if I had a dollar/ for every feeling of longing/ I still wouldn't have enough to find out how/ I would up in this place I'm in/ bone and blood and faith and sin/ here I am/ back again/ and what I mess I'm in/ I was not born to win
why does everything I do/ always must turn up wrong/ how come everything I do/ doesn't fit where it belongs/ how come everything I do/ is such a crying shame/ please don't go/ all I know/ is I'm the one to blame
why is everything I say/ so misunderstood/ sometimes I think my head is just/ a block made out of wood/ why does life cut like a knife/ upon a grain of salt/ please don't go/all is know/ is it's my own damn fault
why does everyone I care for/always go sway/ is it true that there's no one who/ would volunteer to stay/ I'm here at home/ leave me alone/ with my sins and my Christian name/ please don't go/ all I know/ is I'm the one to blame/ please don't go/ all I know/ is I'm the one to blame
every fuckin' day/ I try to do the right thing/ and it never fuckin' works/ every fuckin' day/ I have to take medication/ because nothing fuckin' works/ no matter what I do/ no matter what I say/ nothing ever seems/ to go my way/ hey, life/ let me tell you what to do/ fuck you
child, you are loved/ you may not feel it/ but it's real, it's/ there for you if you want it/ right where it's always been/ you might forget about it/ but it will come back again
child, you are loved/ right now you don't need it/ but in time, you'll receive it/ right where it's always been/ you might think it's gone/ but it'll come back again/ I promise
