I've Been Good This Year

UNMOTIVATED

I’ve become so unmotivated after all this time
Procrastinating, but I’m feeling fine
And it’s about time, I started doing something right now

These words I read are so overrated, they don’t even rhyme
I’m not so overinflated, you’re just not my kind
And it’s about time, I started doing something right now

   You may think that I’m lazy but I’m just tired
   You played me, doesn’t faze me
   Are you crazy?

I’ve become so unmotivated
Some would say this song is outdated
Is it past its prime?
I’m situated and you’re not mine

It’s about time
It’s about time
Right now!


Unmotivated

JULY

No simple way to say he’s leaving
Don’t waste your life grieving
What has begun, damage is done
Nothing more than lies to gain

Fist striking down in protest
Diamond-shaped imprints on his chest
He can excuse swelling abuse,
much like her eyes

	And in her desperation why
	She looks for answers in the sky
	Silently stands, no reply
	Ill-tempered moment mid-July
	He hopes in time she’ll be fine

Kiss lacking moisture lovingly pressed
Prints shades of crimson that match her dress
Years pave the way, precedes the day
Masquerading cries

	And in her desperation why
	She looks for answers in the sky
	Silently stands, no reply
	Ill-tempered moment mid-July
	He hopes in time she’ll be fine

	And in her desperation why
	She looks for answers in the sky
	Defeated sun, mouth is dry
	Her only steps are to deny
	To forge ahead, the will to try
	Eternal moment mid-July
	He hopes in time she’ll be fine


July

A PLACE FOR ME

Since I was young, I seem to take
The path of most resistance
I wound up here, inside a place
Where people scream but no one listens

   Not quite the underground
   Not quite the hip
   Not quite the mainstream
   I’m a misfit
   And that’s no place for me

So here I stand, nowhere to move
Fake smiles and elbows surround me
If this is fun, I’d rather run away
And play in the sandbox

   Not quite the underground
   Not quite the hip
   Not quite the mainstream
   I’m a misfit
   And that’s no place for me

You can try to lock me out 
And kick me to the floor
But you can’t stop the singer or the song
That’s a place for me


A Place For Me

FIRST SONG OF SUMMER

We drove the car through Circleland
And searched our jeans for laundry-faded bills
We gathered all our pocket change
It was just enough to get us somewhere else

   We turned the dial and heard a brand new sound
   The FM DJ is the man
   The first song of summer

We laughed ‘til we forgot to breathe
And rode right past the burn-outs and the bored
We always had the perfect plan
Life would be eternally July

   We turned the dial and heard a brand new sound
   The FM DJ is the man
   The first song of summer

Sometimes there’s no turning back
I think I’ve gone as far as I can go
I can go, I can go, I can go……

   The first song of summer


First Song Of Summer

SECONDS

Hallelujah, hooray
Finally made it to your shore
Through the glass, shades of gray
Looking back and wanting more
And as I spin around, another night ends the day
I lost the line but found a way

   But you may never know
   Where you want to go
   But it’s alright, it’s OK
   It’s alright

Spent a lifetime in the wrong place
Not to mention the time
Still I can’t remember your face
And I don’t recognize mine
Do you believe in a second chance?
Why can’t we start over?

   You don’t always know
   Where you’re going to go
   But it’s alright, it’s OK


Seconds

IF I WERE GOD

If I were God I’d send Mrs. Palin to the moon
And then I’d make her sweep up all the dust
‘til there was nothing left to do
If I were God I’d wonder how you can assume I’d look like you
Why do you twist the truth
And make me feel like I am being used

   Stop spreading these stories about me
   Someday they might bite you back
   If I were God

If I were God I’d be much lonelier than I am today
And you would still distort the things I stand for
And the things I say

   Stop spreading these stories about me
   Someday they might bite you back
   If I were God

Get off of your knees, let’s go get an ice cream soda
Why don’t we sit down and shoot the breeze?

   If I were God


If I Were God

A LONG WAY HOME

They say that my cynicism isn’t smart or cute, it’s really negativity in a fancy suit
Now and then when the spirit moves me I take of my coat and loosen my tie
I roll up my sleeves and play ‘til I’m filthy, so no one can say I don’t try

    Can you call me irresponsible?
    When you are unreliable
    And that is undeniable

Even when there’s half a glass you won’t take a drink, you’d rather fly in Neverland, what am I to think?
Where are we going and are we there yet?
Wake me up if we hit the ground
What are we good for and are you scared yet?
Maybe we’ll never be found

    Can you call me irresponsible when you are unreliable?
    And that is undeniable

    In the land of crooks and king our heads are filled with useless things
    For all the joy and pain it bring we end up on our own
    It’s a long way home

No one here is bulletproof no matter how you feel, science isn’t make-believe and Superman isn’t real
You believe in bleeding statues but you ignore what’s in front of your eyes
What are you doing and are you aware yet?
Maybe I’m not surprised

    Can you call me irresponsible when you are unreliable?
    And that is undeniable
    This must be the prequel to a sequel
    That could never be the equal
    Of anything that ever came before
    It’s a long way home


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