stranger

call me on the telephone

send me a text

I just want to be warned

of where we're going next

I don't do well with sharp turns

adventure means nothing to me

I need you to tell me

what exactly I will see

I know I'm a stranger

I go through this life untouched

I can take care of myself

thank you very much

of every word I've ever heard

of everything I've seen

it is 100 percent a blessing

to be a human being

take me to your hiding place

shelter me with love

I know I can depend on you

when the going's getting rough

I want to understand things

that only you would know

I will still be waiting

when it's time to go

when is it my turn

I've been waiting forever

I can't wait anymore

I'm searching for a key

to unlock the door

to my heart

I don't think it works

unless there's a chance

of me getting hurt

I've been waiting forever

but I can't seem to learn

when is it my turn

there must be a reason

for my loneliness

but whatever it is

is anybody's guess

my heart is locked

no one can get in

God knows I've tried

over and over again

there must be a reason

I know will stand firm

when is it my turn

          can you help me

          I'm lost and cannot see

          the obstacles that stand

          inside of me

I have been lonely

since the day I was born

solemn and scared

and feeling forlorn

tell me I'm foolish

tell me I'm wrong

but most of all, tell me

that I belong

my time's speeding by

and I am concerned

when is it my turn

I went to the movies

I went to the movies

but I didn't see

anybody 

who looked like me

the actors were good looking

no one was a slob

I guess being good looking

is the main part of their job

I went to the movies

to see other folks

fall in love

and tell each other jokes

perfect bodies

and perfect health

and not a single person

like myself

          where am I on the big screen?

          am I a bad example of a human being?

I went to the movies

but you were not there

I couldn't find you

you could be anywhere

or maybe you're perfect

and just taking a break

or maybe you figured out

I was just a mistake

I went to the movies

I could not be found

on the silver screen

being Hollywood bound

so here I will stay

without a friend or a lover

waiting in vain

to be discovered

you can't bother me

you can't bother me

I've erased you from my mind

I could search all of my memories

but it's you I cannot find

I've burned all of your letters

threw your photographs away

your name is strangely absent

from all the words I say 

I have looked inside my soul

and set my own self free

you can't bother me

all your best intentions

won't do you any good

they will not affect me

like you think they should

your words are all uneven

they disappear like dust

I can't believe I thought of you

as someone I could trust

I think about how it's time

for you to leave me be

you can't bother me

          I am someone 

          you will never see again

          how can I believe 

          that you were once my friend

someday in the future

if you should come around

I will keep all I remember

ten feet underground

and you won't affect me

I will not run in fear

I will only tell myself

that you are not here

you don't even deserve

a trace of memory

you can't bother me

just another day

it's the day after my birthday

now it's just another day

a day with no good wishes

another day to waste away

but to me today is special

it's always darkest before dawn

today is living proof

that life continues to move on

today I will return

to eating normally

no more cake and corn chips

it's fruit and vegetables for me

no more time for sleeping late

there's work to be done

there's always so much to do

before the setting sun

it will be another year

until I can celebrate again

until all the days align

and another year comes in

364 days

to do just what I should

all for one special day

when I get to feeling good

it's the day after my birthday

and that's all right with me

it's just another day

with so much left to see

with so many happy moments

so much shuck 'n jive

it's the day after my birthday

I am glad to be alive

you are thinking

you are thinking

just like you always do

about your future

and those dreams that won't come through

you walk in circles

not knowing what to do

but you know you're going to do it anyway

you are sitting

in a doctor's waiting room

where you hope

that you're not returning soon

if you're okay

you'll be howling at the moon

grateful for life in all its gloty

          it's a story

          a novel that takes so long to read

          right before me

          is the wisdom that I need

you are waiting

for the days to come

when all you've worked for

does not become undone

so much to do

before the setting sun

see you the same time tomorrow

          let me borrow

          a way to achieve maximum speed

          right before me

          is the wisdom that I need

famous people (rewrite 1)

famous people

all know one another

they're not like any others

they're not unknown

famous people

appear in the headlines

the reason for deadlines

they're never alone

they have fans and they have fun

looking out for number one

they always know just what to do

wouldn't you like to be famous?

famous people

say what they mean

from online magazines

they stare at you

famous people

smile beautiful smiles

but after a while

it gets harder 

always standing tall and pretty

futures voted by committee

strategies to pull you through

wouldn't you like to be famous?

famous people

they are not you

no matter what you do

that's why they're stars

famous people

we think they're above us

they may say they love us

but that won't get them far

but still you wish that you were in

part of a group you've never been

someone you wish you knew

wouldn't you like to be famous?