Waking up at  six a.m. shower, shave and dress, grab a cup of coffee, out the door.
Following that too-familiar roadmap to success,  I don’t want to do it anymore.
Anybody out there keeping score? I don’t want to do it anymore.

Cuttin’ carbs, reducing fats, and counting calories. Eating foods that frankly I despise.
I’ve had it up to here with cauliflower and zucchinis. Don’t you know I miss those pizza pies.
Giving up those foods that I adore. I don’t want to do it anymore.

We need rules, I understand. You gotta have a plan.
Chaos, mass confusion take the floor.
As for me and what is mine, I’m gonna cross that line.
I’m not gonna do it anymore. 

You can have your rules to follow, I don’t really care. Rules were meant to break is my new creed
Life is not an endless game of copy and compare. You do what you have to to succeed.
Anybody out there keeping score? I don’t want to do it anymore.

Sometimes I hear voices, they are whisp’ring in my ear. ‘Do you think you truly know the score?’
Life is not  supposed to be a casualty of  fear. Don’t you wonder what’s behind that door
Fear will not consume me anymore.  I don’t want to do it anymore.

We need rules, I understand. You gotta have a plan.
Chaos, mass confusion take the floor.
As for me and what is mine, I’m gonna cross that line.
I’m not gonna do it anymore. 

It takes a special kind of dumb to think there’s just one plan,find what’s right for you, the rest ignore
I was once a victim, but I will not be again. I don’t want to do it anymore.
I may end up destitute and poor, I don’t want to do it anymore.
They want you to fit a mold, don’t stand out, be a bore.  I don’t want to do it anymore.


I Don't Want to Do It Anymore

Retired the beginning of 2023. Been writing music seriously for about six years. Thanks for listening - and sharing!

FIRST OF ALL, I WILL SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT LISTEN TO MY SONGS - LOVE YOU ALL!!

Dear friends, I worry more and more about the state of the earth! More and more wars flare up, the climate is worrying with natural disasters as a result! Strong malevolent rulers emerge and succeed in egging the population of the respective countries. History has shown how it goes - I think of such men as Hitler and others! The war causes huge emissions of greenhouse gases! Instead, use the soldiers to plant trees and fight the terrible forest fires!

The Baltic Sea is living dangerously right now! Scores of ships in deplorable condition transport oil across the sea. The risks are great for extensive oil disasters! I have made some songs for the Baltic sea just to make people understand the problems.

I have recently published some of my songs on YouTube - search for Bengt Roth.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bengt+roth
I write almost all of my songs, and I sing my songs and play the guitar and the harp - no more. My recording equipment is quite modest with a Furch guitar, Alhambra guitar, Röde microphone, Focusrite and Garageband. My studio is our guest room in our house.
I was young during the 1960s when Dylan became famous. I was a member of a folk song group during that time. I love Dylan´s music!! I was also a big fan of The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Mamas and the Papas and several more singers. I like folk music and the old protest songs. I love the music of Eva Cassidy. I was also a big fan of Björn Afzelius, and I love the music of Tom Petty. I am very inspired of the music of John Denver.
Bengt and certainly several 100 million people are intensively protesting against all evil around the world!
I love to sometimes write songs that are a bit weird and self-ironic!
You know that I am a novice in the "recording business", and sometimes I have to revise the songs.
My whole grown up life was occupied by my profession as a doctor in intensive care and anesthesiology. I was head of the department of Intensive and perioperative Care in Lund, Sweden the last years. After that I have got the possibility to be dedicated to music. 
My songs are a matter of extreme happiness and extreme sadness. I write all the music and lyrics except "As tears go by", "House of the Rising Sun", and songs by Evert Taube.
I love to leave some message with my songs!
I have no previous experience of writing fiction. I have, however, some experience in writing non-fiction. I wrote my thesis, and some chapters in a textbook in anesthesiology. I was also member of a group who introduced an education program in pediatric cardio pulmonary resuscitation for laymen in Sweden.
I have created a repost page "Bengt Erik Roth Repost Page".

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bengt+Roth

I Don't Want to Do It Anymore

Scott Orr