Thankful

I thank God for the sunshine

I thank God for the rain

I am thankful for the pleasures

I am thankful for the pains

I’m thankful when I’m happy

I’m thankful when I’m sad

I’m thankful for the little I have

and for all the things I’ve had

I thank God for my family

I thank God for my friends

I’m thankful to be thankful

from the beginning to the end

Being thankful is a choice we make

like living is a chance we take

I’m even thankful for a heart that can break

though I’m not sure how much sense that makes

I thank God for my family

I thank God for my friends

I’m thankful to be thankful

from the beginning to the end

Personal Delusion

Things will get worse

before they get better

or maybe better

before they get worse

It may depend

on your point of view

whether we’re blessed

or we’re cursed

Some folks are contented

with whatever they have

others always want something more

it’s hard to tell the difference

if they’re greedy or they’re just bored

I’m just a candle in the window

I’m not a forest fire

just a voice in the wilderness

not a tabernacle choir

If you see me or you hear me

you can draw your own conclusion

if my point of view just might be true

or my personal delusion

It’s a big old beautiful world

full of terrible things

it’s a personal decision

whether you scream or sing

trying to make things better

might leave you frustrated

satisfaction is not guaranteed

but it’s not overrated

I’m just a candle in the window

I’m not a forest fire

just a voice in the wilderness

not a tabernacle choir

If you see me or you hear me

you can draw your own conclusion

if my point of view just might be true

or my personal delusion

From Here

An acquired taste I couldn’t acquire

An inspirational message that didn’t inspire

Anybody to walk through the fire

How do we get there from here

The super moon hidden by cloudy skies

The essential still can’t be seen with the eye

The mystery is, why do we still try

How do we get there from here

I got here from there by accident

Cannot account for the money I spent

I wish I understood where the years went

Don’t think I can get there from here

Mortal Coil Shuffle

I was talking with some people

they were captains of their fate

they had their lives planned out

things were going great

I couldn’t add much

to the conversation

I’m still trying to figure out

how to take a week’s vacation

But I try not to get my feathers ruffled

I just keep doing the Mortal Coil Shuffle

I try not to stagger

like an old man

it’s hard but I stand

as straight as I can

and I’d love to tell you

something profound

but right now I don’t know

how it even would sound

But I try not to get my feathers ruffled

I just keep doing the Mortal Coil Shuffle

Many things that I love

I don’t do anymore

might have me knock

knockin’ on heaven’s door

Don’t want to do ’em

if I can’t do it right

I tell you brother

it’s a terrible plight

But I try not to get my feathers ruffled

I just keep doing the Mortal Coil Shuffle

Jamming

Forgive me Lord

For focussing on my loss

Instead of another’s gain

Forgetting that at worst

They are finally out of pain

At best happily jamming

In one of your heavenly bands

And thank you for reminding me

Of what I understand.

Passing the Time

We’re all waiting for illumination

Waiting for karma to manifest

Trying to figure out if our situation

Is some kind of joke or some kind of test

This song will not blow your mind

This song will not help you find

The secrets of the universe

Or the meaning of life

But it might help you pass the time

The world keeps turning

Without any help from us

It doesn’t see us as a special case

The world doesn’t make any fuss

Whether we just watch or run the race

This song will not blow your mind

This song will not help you find

The secrets of the universe

Or the meaning of life

But it might help you pass the time

If you’re looking for a reason

To live through another season

Think about all the things

That are pleasing to you

All the little things that make you smile

Those are the things you should do.

This song will not blow your mind

This song will not help you find

The secrets of the universe

Or the meaning of life

But it might help you pass the time

Line

The line ain’t that fine

In fact, it’s quite broad

Pretending you can’t see it

Is obviously fraud

We’re all living proof

That no one is immune

Still we testify anyone

Is free to change their tune.

I did what I do

Then I did some more

My getaway was foiled

By a revolving door

A rainy morning gives way

To a cloudy afternoon

But the songbirds are still

Singing happy tunes

Things I remember

And things I just dreamed

All run together

Like a babbling stream

I did what I do

And I’ll do it again

But I’m not in charge

So I can’t say just when

Teeny Tiny

The teeny tiny hummingbird
Makes a teeny tiny turd
Not much larger than a grain of sand
I saw it drop but I didn’t see it land

This delicate creature flits ant flies
But doesn’t help to fertilize
Much more than the imagination of man
Awed by the workings of God’s hand

Simply Up To You

I’ve got a bag full of trash

it used to be money

got money that used to be time

sold my time to a company

to get my share of mine

It’s simple if you don’t think about it

it’s complicated if you do

simple or complicated

it’s simply up to you

When the look she gives you

touches your heart

so you reach out and take her hand

nothing else matters, nothing else should

because you’re a happy man

It’s simple if you don’t think about it

it’s complicated if you do

simple or complicated

it’s simply up to you

Two hours before the sunrise

there’s nothing else to say

you have nothing planned

except to make it through the day

You have no expectations

the world expects nothing from you

so just relax and go ahead

do what you want to do

It’s simple if you don’t think about it

it’s complicated if you do

simple or complicated

it’s simply up to you

Simply Up to You

I’ve got a bag full of trash

it used to be money

got money that used to be time

sold my time to a company

to get my share of mine

It’s simple if you don’t think about it

it’s complicated if you do

simple or complicated

it’s simply up to you

When the look she gives you

touches your heart

so you reach out and take her hand

nothing else matters, nothing else should

because you’re a happy man

It’s simple if you don’t think about it

it’s complicated if you do

simple or complicated

it’s simply up to you

Two hours before the sunrise

there’s nothing else to say

you have nothing planned

except to make it through the day

You have no expectations

the world expects nothing from you

so just relax and go ahead

do what you want to do

It’s simple if you don’t think about it

it’s complicated if you do

simple or complicated

it’s simply up to you