...and counting...

3/25/2005

 
Fix it or Forget it

from 12/27/2004

i never feel sick til i go to the doctor
i never feel pagan til i head into church
i never feel dirty til i step in the shower
feeling bad never done nobody any good
so i try to stay away
from where i feel the shame
if you hurt my feelings
i'll forget your name
i'll take a different road home from work
to avoid where it hurts
i tell you i will do whatever it takes
i just want to be comfortable
i don't want to know if you're miserable
i just want to feel level
i don't care so much if i really am
if there's a cure for cancer
tell me and i'll take it
but don't tell me
if there's nothing to be done
if i can't help but be a sinner
i mean if that really is my nature
then why slap me on the wrist
and send me on
as far as hygiene goes
i know that soap takes care of
bacterial woes
but maybe there are days
when i just want to skip a step
maybe i can live with that
maybe i can't help but handle it
as for questions without answers
i no longer desire
to pontificate
at this rate i'm not getting anything but older
all i ask is for someone to level with me
maybe i don't have a clean bill of health
maybe i'm not such a good guy
but tell me i can get well
even if that means lying