23 November 2012
I wake up in the morning and I open my eyes I look out the window and up to the skies and I wonder, is this all there is?
I stroll into the bathroom, take a look in the mirror My head is a vacuum and nothing is clearer And I wonder, How did my life get to this?
I stumble downstairs and I stand in the hall I stare at the letters across the floor, no one has even remembered.
I grab me a bottle and I pour me a glass I swore on the gospel but that didn't last Straight to the brain It numbs the pain and the past
I look up at the pictures hanging on the wall Me and you when we had it all Funny how its that money I can recall.
Then one day you just up and gone Round about the time When it all went wrong Leaving me all alone
You'd say 'he was a funny man He could make you laugh, make you cry Without a try
He would roam from town to town And the folks would come from miles around His killer routines, the songs he sings The funniest man you've ever seen!
Well If I could go round again Feel the love from the crowd, again I bet you nine times out of ten I could do it again!
From the kitchen chair I can look out and see The empty swing and our favourite tree I was never around when you fell down and grazed your knee Well I'm sorry!
Why can't I be there to see you ride your bike To pick you up and to hold you tight Kiss it better and tell you it's gonna be all right
I just didn't see it slip away My life my soul I gave it all away So a customary bow before I go Curtain falls, on my final show The lights go down all around just a glow
There it is all said and done Something in there for everyone Watch out hallelujah, here I come!
Now they would stand, and they would cheer I can see it now, as if it were all right, here.
(not completely original)
9 Outta 10 • Opuss № I