Month: September 2006

  • Growing Older but not up

    For all those who dont feel as old as they are and never will
    I rounded first never thought of the worst
    As I studied the shortstops position
    Crack went my leg like the shell of an egg
    Someone call a decent physician
    Im no pete rose, I cant pretend
    Though my mind is quite flexible, these brittle bones dont bendChorus:
    Im growing older but not up
    My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck
    Let those winds of time blow over my head
    Id rather die while Im living than live while Im dead

    Sometimes I see me as old manatee
    Headin south as the waters grow colder
    Tries to steer clear of the hum-drum so near
    It cuts prop scars deep in his shoulder
    But thats how it goes (thats how it goes), right to the end
    Though his bodys quite flexible, that barnacle brain dont bend

    Chorus:
    Im growing older but not up
    My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck
    Let those winds of time blow over my head
    Id rather die while Im livin than live while Im dead

    (instrumental)

    Now dont get me wrong
    This is not a sad song
    Just events that I have happened to witness
    And time takes its toll as we head for the poll
    And no one dies from physical fitness
    So what the hell, well take it right to the end
    As the days grow more complicated the nightlife still wins

    Chorus:
    Im growing older but not up
    My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck
    Let those winds of change blow over my head
    Id rather die while Im living than live while Im dead
    Let those winds of time blow over my head
    Id rather die while Im living than live while Im dead

    Jimmy Buffett (1980)
  • Paranoid

    Paranoid? Probably. But just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean there isn’t an invisible demon about to eat your face.

    Storm Front by Jim Butcher

  • Back in the saddle again

    I’m back
    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back
    I’m back in the saddle again

    Ridin’ into town alone
    By the light of the moon
    I’m looking for ole’ Sukie Jones
    She crazy horse saloon
    Barkeep gimme a drink
    That’s when she caught my eye
    She turned to give me a wink
    That’d make a grown man cry

    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back
    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back

    Umm…come easy, go easy
    Alright ’til the rising sun
    I’m calling all the shots tonight
    I’m like a loaded gun
    Peelin’ off my boots and chaps
    I’m saddle sore
    Four bits gets you time in the racks
    I scream for more

    Fools’ gold out of their mines
    The girls are soaking wet
    No tongue’s drier than mine
    I’ll come when I get back

    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back
    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m riding, I’m loading up my pistol
    I’m riding, I really got a fistful
    I’m riding, I’m shining up my saddle
    I’m riding, this snake is gonna rattle

    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back
    I’m back in the saddle again
    I’m back

    Ridin’ high
    Ridin’ high
    Ridin’ high already

  • no illusions

    When you see reality,
    no illusions can confuse you;
    when you develop stability,
    things cannot shake it or take it away.