Charlie Manson eyes

I wake up in the morning
greet the morning sun
the sun and all its riches
shine on everyone
but I look into the mirror
and it comes as no surprise
looking back at me
are Charlie Manson eyes

it was half a century ago
a little bit of time
it was Woodstock and the moon
it was 1969
so it makes no sense
and it makes me want to cry
when I look in the mirror
and see Charlie Manson eyes

          what has happened to me
          total darkness
          is the only thing I see

I am not a criminal
a murderer I ain't
I'm just a guy with lots of words
inside my fingerpaints
"I'm not him" I tell myself
"All this is just a lie
I am not the man you think I am
with Charlie Manson eyes"

take me to the jailhouse
put your handcuffs on me
this will be my sacrifice
my forlorn destiny
I'll not be a witness
I will not survive
the dirty world inside
my Charlie Manson eyes