An irreverent salute to my inglorious years of excess. I'm still insane, but at least I'm clear about it now.
I'd like to spend the time I have left being focused & productive, as with my music and this journal.


 
BLASTED

©1999 JIM HARRIS

WELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE FUN
LIVING HIGH ON THE HOG
DRINKING BEER BY THE TON
GETTING STUPID AND LAZY
WHAT WENT WRONG?
I MUSTA BEEN CRAZY
BLASTED
FUN WHILE IT LASTED
IT JUST LASTED TOO LONG

WELL, I THOUGHT I COULD QUIT ANYTIME
IF I WANTED TO
THOUGHT I COULD STOP ON A DIME
AND RECAPTURE MY SENSES
WHAT WENT WRONG?
MY ONLY DEFENSE IS
BLASTED
FUN WHILE IT LASTED
IT JUST LASTED TOO LONG

AND HERE I LANDED, STRANDED
HANDED TO THE HEATHENS ON MY BIRTHDAY
THEY FED ME BEEF AND BEER
AND SHOWED ME HOW TO DANCE
THE HOOTCHIE-COO
YAHOO

SO, I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY IT ALONE
THOUGHT I COULD MARCH
TO A BEAT OF MY OWN
BUT I STARTED TO STUMBLE
WHAT WENT WRONG?
I HAD TO GET HUMBLE
BLASTED
FUN WHILE IT LASTED
IT JUST LASTED TOO LONG

THEN ANGELS CAUGHT ME, TAUGHT ME
BROUGHT ME TO THE THRESHOLD OF SOCIETY
THEY TOOK AWAY MY FEAR
AND SAID I'D NEVER HAVE TO FEEL
THAT WAY AGAIN
AMEN

'CAUSE FOR YEARS I WAS OUT LIKE A LIGHT
WHEN I COULDA BEEN ON
WHEN I COULDA BEEN BRIGHT
COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER
WHAT WENT WRONG?
I HAD TO SURRENDER
BLASTED
FUN WHILE IT LASTED
IT JUST LASTED TOO LONG
WAY TOO LONG
 

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