I DON’T WANT TO TAKE A PILL
WHAT I NEED IS HINDSIGHT
SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST
OR BETTER STILL
GIVE ME A TIME CAPSULE
SO I CAN GO BACK
AND FIX ALL THE THINGS
I FUCKED UP IN THE PAST

THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
IS THE ONE I CHOOSE TO TAKE
THE EASY WAY IS ALWAYS BEST
THROUGH SHEER PERSISTENCE
I RIDE THE CREST;
DRIFTING THROUGH EXISTENCE
I WONDER LIKE A GHOST
IN SEARCH OF A HEAVENLY HOST
A SOUL THAT NEVER RESTS

SOMETIMES YOU GO BACKWARDS
OR TWO STEPS EITHER WAY
THE UGLY TRUTH IS
EVENTUALLY
LAID BARE FOR ALL TO SEE
LIKE A ROTTEN TOOTH
I DON’T WANT TO DISCUSS IT
WE BOTH KNOW THAT
TALKING WON’T MAKE IT GO AWAY

I’VE EMBARRASSED MYSELF
SO MANY TIMES BY NOW
IT’S NOT EVEN FUNNY
SQUANDERED MY TIME
AND NEVER MADE ANY MONEY
LOST A FEW BETS
PILED UP THE DEBTS
OVER THE YEARS
AND PLENTY OF REGRETS

A BITTER LESSON
I CAN’T SEEM TO LEARN
A FURTHER CONFESSION,
AN ONGOING THEME
TO WHICH I ALWAYS RETURN:
MY DREAMS ARE ALWAYS
PUT ON HOLD
AS I GROW UP
AND I GROW OLD
WAITING