nobody special

I am nobody special

attention is not paid to me

I am so invisible

there is nothing here to see

teachers didn't notice

adults refused to talk to me

silent and obedient were

the only things left to be

          and still I'm here

          knocking on your front door

          I know there must be more

          to the life I lead

          I'm still here

          waiting for something

          settling for nothing

          I am a man in need

I am nobody special

no one knows who I really am

it's like I'm always hidden

behind the ones who can

see themselves in this world

believe they have a right to choose

I'm behind these mental bars

I've tried, but I don't know what to do

          and I'm still here

          waiting at your doorstep

          I can't take one more step

          I'm stuck in place

          and I'm still here

          trying to survive now

          I'm opening my eyes now

          I'm uncovering my face

mercy on the backslider

take all your mistakes

put them in a basket

drive up the mountain

and throw them off the cliff

tell your conscience

anything you ask it

tell it that you know

there's something better than this

and when the road is rocky

and you want to be someone else

have a little mercy on the backslider

have a little mercy on yourself

you've done all you could

with what you had

so ignore that voice of failure

that lives inside of you

sometimes your mind can treat you

awful bad

that's when you need

the best that you can do

and when the critics attack you

until you feel like hell

have a little mercy on the backslider

have a little mercy on yourself

today I went walking

today I went walking

but I did not see

any of the sights

in front of me

I didn't see a house

or a bush or a road

I just walked until 

I wound up back home

today I went walking

and I stared at the ground

the sidewalk below me

treasures unfound

trees reaching upward

squirrels running fast

all the time I'm wishing

this all would pass

because I want to be home

hot coffee and guitar

I don't want to leave

I don't want to go far

but still I walk

and I'm so glad

because my body needs it

pretty damn bad

today I went walking

now I'm at home

but all that's worth seeing

is still unknown

maybe tomorrow

I'll be surprised

I'll go for my walk

with open eyes

one day after another

one day after another

time keeps moving on

minutes turn into hours

and in a second it's gone

just like that

in the blink of an eye

today you're alive

one day you'll die

and all you will leave

is the love you've passed on

along the way

everything will be okay

waiting for the sun to rise

life is hard

living is rough

my best just ain't

good enough

I thought I'd show them

how I'm so tough

and that I'm never

giving up

but the plans changed

and no one told me

and now today

here I be

waiting for the sun to rise

I can't believe my eyes

I have to wonder why

waiting for the sun to rise

make it through today

you live your life

like you'll be given a second chance

to get it right

try as you might

you can't find the circumstance

to make it through the night

so just relax now

rest your tired mind

all that thinking and rethinking

just leaves you left behind

you'll be okay

just make it through today

so many worries

so many problems

that you can'r get out of your head

you're in a hurry

all that trouble and trials

are enough to make you play dead

so just be quiet

turn your mind off for a while

all that thinking and rethinking

thoughts on the murder mile

you'll be all right

just get through tonight

nothing to say

I've got nothing to say

but I'm gonna say it anyway

and mail it to you

don't be disturbed

but I've got lots of words

and they're ready to move

it's more than a letter

in some ways, it is better

it's sentences and random thoughts

nouns and verbs and qualifiers

moving vehicles with flat tires

whatever you need is what I got