there you go

there you go

messing with my heart once again

that's what I get for calling you my friend

guess I made a mistake

I suppose

you don't believe you did me any harm

but you sure set off my smoke alarm

and it's more than I can take

          it ain't right

          how I'll cry

          myself to sleep tonight

          it ain't fair

          the way loneliness

          will catch you unaware

          that's all I know

          there you go

here I am

watching my heart run out the door

wishing I could be like once before

I guess I was wrong

but I'll be back

I'm not at the point of no return

it's one of many lessons I have learned

I will still get along

          it ain't right

          how I'll cry

          myself to sleep tonight

          it ain't fair

          the way loneliness

          will catch you unaware

          that's all I know

          there you go

one mississippi (rewrite 1)

count with me

till we reach

the edge of time

with every second

who knows what we'll find

another day of life

nears its nightly end

until the sun comes up

and it starts again

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          that's all I know

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          until it's time to go

life starts out

you don't remember

how it began

but somehow time

got a hold of you

and it got out of hand

and it keeps moving

forward and fast

racing through each second

until it has passed

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          that's all I know

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          until it's time to go

I want to spend

my time alive

exactly how I live

so much to do

in daily life

so much to take and give

let me spend my days

lost inside your love

there I will stay 

until I've had enough 

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          that's all I know

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          until it's time to go

on this summer day

the cat is sleeping in the living room

like he always does

tail moving, body still

all is peaceful with his paws

and I sit in the kitchen

time is racing down the hill

I will be sleeping, too

although it's against my will

all is gentle on this day

everything's within my grasp

I feel the best I ever have

it's too bad it doesn't last

but for now I'm feeling good

if you don't count my worries

I am taking my sweet time

I am not in a hurry

          nothing is happening

          all is calm

          what more can I say?

          time to lay out

          on the front lawn

          on this summer day

when winter comes, I will be warm

if only in my memories

temperature is doing fine

low 80s and high 70s

I will take the season as it comes

to take hold of my senses

I will hold onto every day

and live in present tenses

          nothing is happening

          all is calm

          what more can I say?

          time to lay out

          on the front lawn

          on this summer day

one mississippi

count with me

till we reach

the edge of time

till we touch the limits

that I know we'll find

another day of life

nears its nightly end

until the sun comes up

and it's day again

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          that's all I know

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          until it's time to go

life starts out

you don't remember

how it began

but somewhere you

got confused

it didn't go as planned

but time keeps moving

forward and fast

onward and upward

until all time has passed

         one mississippi

          two mississippi

          that's all I know

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          until it's time to go

I want to spend

my time alive

exactly how I live

so much to do

right here on earth

so much to forgive

let me spend my final days

lost inside your love

there I will stay until my death

I can never have enough

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          that's all I know

          one mississippi

          two mississippi

          until it's time to go

brand new day

I have a brand new day waiting for me

I think it holds my destiny

yesterday's gone, tomorrow's not here

so I'll trust whatever shall appear

whatever happens, I know it's okay

because I am in a brand new day

it's a brand new day and I'm alive

doing what it takes to survive

I do my best, I do my chores

and some days I do even more

but lately I'm a child at play

rejoicing in this brand new day

          for so long, my days contained the blues

          now today I finally know I get to choose

it's a brand new day and I am at peace

for once, the voices have declined to speak

and I will see what I've worked for so long

me and life, we're going to get along

for the first time, I get the right-of-way

and it happens on this brand new day

someone I'm happy to meet

I've found a new way for looking at life

let me tell it to you

wake up with your eyes wide open

and pretend it's all brand new

I see the sky, I see the trees

I see cars out on the street

I look in the mirror and see myself

someone I'm happy to meet

when I look at myself through new eyes

everything's living in focus

there is no magic that I can see

I sense no hocus pocus

it's just me here and I'm alone

trying to be complete

I just make conversation with myself

someone I'm happy to meet

I don't have any look-at-me questions

I know I'm here at last

impatiently waiting for my future

while I disregard the past

sometimes it's good to be alone

standing on my two feet

I feel so strong on solid ground

someone I'm happy to meet

soon I'll see you some tomorrow

somewhere on down the line

I will be where the wind takes me

I won't be left behind

I'm betting that good luck will wait for me

my journey is incomplete

I'm my own company now

someone I'm happy to meet

I'm out of surgery

I'm out of surgery

the drugs have worn off

I'm all sewn back up

and been through enough

and now it's time to take it easy

to rest the whole day through

and so I made some plans

this is what I'm gonna do:

I'm gonna break out the cheetos

turn on the TV'

let mindless living

make its mark on me

maybe take a big long nap

and have a snack or two

when I'm out of surgery

that's what I'm gonna do

I've got the guacamole

I've got tortilla chips

for the love of all that's holy

don't forget the onion dip

and don't dismiss the cannabis

and it's probably not wise to drink

when you're out of surgery

you throw in the kitchen sink

and so I'm out of surgery

I woke up after all

now it's time to relax

I'm still the same old Paul

the doctor, she done fixed me up

and I am good as new

now that I'm out of surgery

I know what I'm gonna do