| Sitting on the wings of a 747 airplane
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| Just back from Newtown Connecticut, Cincinnati and Champaign
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| It was nice hanging out in those cities with some of my friends
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| Get up on stage and play beautiful music with them
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| Now I’m looking out the window where Robin Williams died
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| Passed him once in a car on Thanksgiving day
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| Was with my girlfriend at the time
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| Who sadly passed away just before she turned 35
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| That’s when I learned the world’s unfair
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| And that things aren’t always right
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| It fucked me up, and for weeks I couldn’t get out of bed
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| The world don’t owe us shit, I learned that real fucking young
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| And I learned it again
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| Had to make the best of every day and every moment while you can
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| Can’t seize the beauty in life, cause baby
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| You don’t know when it’s gonna end
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| When I’m feeling overwhelmed and things are stacking up in mind
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| Her picture’s always near me, and I look at it every day of my life
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| Think about what she would have given to live just another year
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| To see her baby turn one, and when I think about it
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| I swallow my tears
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| Had lunch the other day with my drummer friend named Steve
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| We talked about music and traveling, and he’s always good to see
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| When you’re my friend, I got your back for life
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| Try to hurt anyone I care about, I might slice you up real nice
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| I’m housesitting a 14-year-old cat named Pete
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| My girlfriend’s friend is off in Spain and she left him with me
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| And he lays on my bed and we gaze into each other’s eyes
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| And I fall into that kitty cat spell, all hypnotized
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| I shared the stage the other night with my friend Will
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| We sang «Mother's Love"together and it was beautiful
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| He’s got a mind of his own and he’s smart as fuck
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| He’s his own man, he’s in control of his life
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| And I respect that much
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| He’s on his way to play a maximum-security prison
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| And I’m on my way to L.A. to play the Henry Fonda Theatre
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| To join up once again and play nice music with my friends
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| Music’s a powerful thing, whether played in a theater
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| Or a state pen
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| Back home and I had a wonderful time
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| Felt love from the crowd and I’m pretty sure they felt mine
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| Saw my friends Ian and Claire and Mitch and Patrick and I gave them all hugs
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| There was a message from Will saying he was still reeling from «Mother's Love»
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| My mom’s visiting on Sunday with her boyfriend
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| She’s gonna kick my ass in Scrabble over and over again
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| My whole family’s in denial about a sick relative
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| Just keep working really hard and try not to think about it
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| Just back from Austin, Texas; |
| Chicago, Illinois; |
| Winnipeg
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| I saw all my friends down there and we played «I Got You Babe»
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| And we sang songs about oxen, baby Jesus, shepherds and hay
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| And I remembered when I was a kid in Ohio on Christmas Day
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| One time I got a guitar and that was the start of my life
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| My dad always got me one gift, and I still carry around that shiny fishing knife
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| Sitting on the wings of a United Airline
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| Just back from Lincoln, Salt Lake City and Orlando, where I had a good time
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| Did that one alone with a guitar, and a snare and a tom
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| Brought a volunteer up to play drums
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| She said that her day job was a mom
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| Just back from the doctor where I weighed in at 203
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| Just turned 48 baby, gotta admit it kinda concerns me
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| So I’m trying to eat better, walk a few more miles and exercise more
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| It’s the first week of February, 1:28 AM
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| It was 12 years ago in San Francisco one night
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| That I lost my friend
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| There ain’t a day that goes by I don’t pause and think about her
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| I’m getting older baby, but I try to count my blessings
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| It’s a beautiful world |