I Never Find the Train
I am beggar
I am thief
I am Eve
Buried by belief
I am leader
I am breeder
I am Adam
Narcissistic feeder
I lie inside the doorway
Unable now to die
I see the tortured infant
Yet still I cannot cry
Was drafted for the Nam
Saw sixty thousand dead
They read the dead a psalm
And then the worms were fed
I fought for love of country
Unable there to die
The death of friends and comrades
And still I'm asking why
I've been a rogue receiver
And a dark and doomed deceiver
As I swam between two Islands
In the sea of coral jade
I walked through misty highlands
In the land of heat and grief
A soldier without purpose
Who had lost his own belief
I've lived so many lifetimes
As I turned most every trick
I lost my chance at right times
'Cause I played the game too quick
I'm buried by the burden
Of my sorrow and my shame
For I was once surrounded
And surrendered to the game
Sisters of sincerity
Released me from all blame
They know the fleeting nature
Of this sad and fickle fame
I've won some feeble fortunes
That still fuel the fire and flame
No matter now what happens
I will find another game
The words of every prophet
And the hardships of the lame
The lepers left untreated
As their blood boils down the drain
I seem to find the station
But I never find the train
And every destination
Seems to find the pouring rain
I'm walkin' through the valley
Filled with sorrow and a tear
I'm deep into a forest
As the dark is drawing near
Some soldiers at the front
Some marching to the rear
I'm treading holy water
And I need to have you here
Now listen to me sweetness
It is time for me to leave
My mind is moving far too fast
For me to stop and grieve
Remember that the Universe
Is far beyond a creed
And man is just a minute part
Of Universal seed
I know I've done my giving
To my friends and kindred dear
It is the part of living
That can make it all so clear
I'm off to find the truth
Before I lose my youth
And if a truth be found
It's through your patience so profound
And now we've said our last goodbyes
Yet not a tear falls from my eyes
But just before I go to sleep
Will be my time to weep
For love and long emotion
Is the potion for devotion
Look at me
Pretty woman
Can't you see
Look at me
Your magic
Moved the mountain
And this seeker
Now is free
Look at me
Pretty woman
Can't you see
Look at me
For I no longer
Want to die
I'm man enough
To cry
Look at me
Pretty woman
I am free
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