The Family (Or most of them)

The Family (Or most of them)
The Family

August 25, 2007

LIGHT-HEARTED, LIGHT-HEADED

SUMMER IS FADING
I'M CONFIGURATING
I HAVE A WEEK OFF
BE KIND NOW, DON'T SCOFF
I'M FEELING LIGHT-HEARTED
I BELIEVE I JUST FARTED
MY KIDS CLEAR THE ROOM
FOLLOWING MY SONIC BOOM
I'M GROWING SO WEARY
OF BEING UNCHEERY
IT'S NOW GETTING COOLER
TIME TO BE A TOM-FOOLER

I WANT TO BE SILLY
AND ACT WILLY-NILLY
LOOK UP IN THE AIR
POUR WATER ON HAIR



FOR JUST THIS ONE WEEK
I DON'T WANT TO BE DEEP
BEGONE, SANITIZED!
MAKE ME SIMPSONIZED!

I LONG TO RETURN
TO A TIME WHEN I'D BURN
MY FRIENDS WITH BAD JOKES
GOOD FRIENDS ALL, GREAT BLOKES

WE'D LAUGH, THEM AND ME
PLAYING CARDS UNTIL 3
AIR GUITAR WITH THE BEE GEES
STAYIN' ALIVE, HEEBIE GEEBIES

THE PLANET CAN BE A FORBODING PLACE
ITS STATE OF AFFAIRS, ITS BREAK-NECK PACE
BUSH AND BIN LADEN, IRAQ AND IRAN
FOR ALL I CARE, MOVE TO AFGHANISTAN


AND IT'S THERE I WOULD DROP MY BIG, BAD BOMB
A LAUGHTER GAS NUKE, BA-DA-BING, BA-DA-BONG
TO GET YOU ALL GIDDY AND GOOFY AND GOOD
AND DROP YOUR RELIGION AND OIL IN THE 'HOOD
THE GLOBE USED TO BE A HAPPIER PLACE
WE'VE LOST OUR HUMOUR AND HAPPY FACE
IT'S TIME WE GOT BACK TO OUR SNICKERING WAYS
LEST WE ALL GO DOWN IN A BURNING BLAZE


SO FOR THIS COMING FREEDOM WEEK
I WON'T FOCUS ON THE FREAKS
I JUST WANT TO JOKE AND ENJOY LIFE
AND STAY ABOVE THE CRAP AND STRIFE

MY GOAL IS SIMPLE, TO THE CORE
I WANT TO REVISIT MY OWN LORE
RECAPTURE MY OWN LIFE AS KID
BE WHO I WAS AND WHAT I DID

OF COURSE I AM AN ADULT NOW
I'M OVER 50, BOW-WOW-WOW
THAT'S OK, I WILL SURVIVE
I JUST WANT TO FEEL ALIVE



SO WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN TO ME?
HOLY SMOKES AND GOLLY GEE
THE ONLY WAY'S TO SMILE AND GRIN
LETTING KIDDING, TEASING, GOODNESS IN

I WANT TO LAUGH AND JOKE AND SUCH
THAT'S NOT ASKING FOR TOO MUCH
WITH ALL THE SHIT THAT'S GOING DOWN
IT'S A WASTE OF TIME TO HAVE A FROWN.



I'm a natural tease and I have a goofy sense of humour. It's what keeps me sane, and I need to focus on it more.

What makes you smile these days and keep you from focusing on the stuff that is going on around you?