step off the curb

step off the curb
a little too fast
you get hit by a bus
you see Jesus at last
at his job behind
the pearly gates
you're finally here
you just can't wait!

november

it's getting colder
the days are getting shorter
november's coming

still waiting

in this life
I muddle through
like a mouse in a maze
it ain't right
when that's all you do
in all of your days
you do your best
and you hope the rest
will come
by now you thought
the good part 
should have begun
but you're still waiting
still waiting

morning in Maupin

walk to the river
watch out for rocks in the road
morning in Maupin

what have you learned in this life

tell me something
about yourself
what have you learned
in your life
I guarantee
you're like nobody else
what have you learned
in your life
where have you been
where do you want to go
tell me the lessons
that only you know
tell me something
about yourself
what have you learned 
in your life

wrong side of happiness

I'm well acquainted with
the wrong side of happiness
it must be me, I guess
it happens to nobody else
life puts you to the test
on the wrong side of happiness
if you're asking, I suggest
protect your mental health

          I can't believe what I'm feeling
          I'm lost and I'm feeling so blue
          something has set my heart reeling
          and I think that someone is you

I'm either cursed or blessed
on the wrong side of happiness
peace of mind is not guest
in the hotel of my life
everything's such a mess
on the wrong side of happiness 
nothing but a last request
"don't cut me down to size"

          I can't believe what I'm thinking
          reversing the fact I'm alive
          the hope in my heart is sinking
          and there's nothing but doubt in my eyes

I'm well acquainted with
the wrong side of happiness
it must be me, I guess
it happens to nobody else
life puts you to the test
on the wrong side of happiness
if you're asking, I suggest
protect your mental health
go take a so-called "rest"
and be good to yourself

pretend I'm a dog

pretend I'm a dog
give me your attention
I've learned how to beg
if you want me to
pretend I'm a dog
do I have to mention
the only person I need
is you