WATCH THE WORLD GO BY

 

The lights in the sky put a spell on me

The man in the moon has eyes

Still I cannot grasp what he sees in me

Perhaps they're lies in disguise

I learn to appreciate sanity

But souls get beaten and worn

Past still exists psychologically

But it don't take tangible form anymore

 

Place a crown of thorns upon my helm

Bless myself with his ways or walk alone

I gaze upon a world of lies and avidity

So many lack the strength to stand up and walk away

 

A million people lie dead on their knees

A thousand more with no place, nothing to eat

Today the people can't even walk the streets

It's all a part of bad dreams, concocted fantasies

 

Sit and watch the world go by

as the clouds roll by in the sky

 

It all eats your mind philosophically

The sun can dry up your eyes

Still nobody sees what it does to me

But the man in the moon starts to cry

Yesterday I thought all was vanity

It's time to leave it behind

Turn and walk through the door of obscurity

Lessons taught to comply, my mind

 

So many people hide calamity

They hold their breath and hate life

Of course I'm speaking hypothetically

What if the world ends tonight?

 

Sit and watch the world go by

and let the tears form up in my eyes

 

 

 

Copyright 1995  (Robert West)