Through the mountain In a field Stands a house The sun has peeled Cool inside Bluish gray Cucumber, vinegar, and onion day Stuffed bell peppers Never stuffed Waiting on a check Never any luck Pawned all the inheritance away It was only money anyway
And Cabeza De Vaca outlived 600 men Ate horse for survival In hurricanes, he swam But I can't and I can't and Cabeza De Vaca Never commanded respect he simply lived and did what he did while he was the last to stand But I can't I can't
As I age I do not see excitement in front of me I see a place where I play a role and try to make the most for the ones I owe the role I do not see anything more I will try to be Falling into complacency happened slowly but here I am
Never could quite get it right Too loose or too tight Too dark or too light Too fast or too slow Too high or too low Too much or too little The whole thing an unsolvable riddle Just couldn’t figure it out much That’s what I get for not having no luck
Last night I spilled insecurities all over the floor I slipped and slid I crawled on my knees And climbed my way up the wall Into your arms But I never stopped thinking The stains never go away And I’m still not okay