Eddie From Ohio
Good At That
Could have been a writerShould have been a novelistCould have been something, anything other than thisTurn the light on now, turn the light onRoom so dark without, room so dark without loveShould have been a healerAnd gone to africaMagic medicine, that'll clear it all upPut away the hunger now, put away the hungerWorld so dark without, world so dark without loveBut night comes, quiet as a catI lay awake considering, I consider until my mind grows fatDon't know much about the weight of the worldBut the weight on my brain sure in-tactAnd maybe i'm good at thatCould have been a punditCould have been uncle sameShould have been holy, a political holy manShift the gears now, turn the wheels of changeLand so dark without, land so dark without loveBut that's another kind of healerNight comes, quiet as a catSongtexteI lay awake considering, I consider until my mind grows fatDon't know much about the weight of the worldBut the weight on my brain sure in-tactAnd maybe I'm good at thatI'll never be an Olympic starI'm not that strong, I can't run that farI'll never die on the silver screenI'm not that brave, not much hero in meCould have been a thinkerCould have been a philosopherMore like a tinker, a philosophical amateurTurn the light on now, turn the light onWorld so dark without, world so darkWorld so dark without, world so darkWorld so dark without, world so dark
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