Sometimes I think I can avoid the problems of life
I act like it’s not going to happen to me
That stuff only happens to other people
I don’t have to pay because I want it for free
If feels like I’m living in a war
There are casualties all around
I get nicked every now and then
But not enough to make a sound
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the bitterness in others
As they breathe between torments
Success seems so random at times
Every day I wake up in the same place
My work has become my life
But still I wear an anonymous face
The extremists are taking over
Most of us have nothing to say
The politicians take us all for granted
They say spend your money and then go away
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the fear in others
As they await life’s judgments
It’s a strange thing watching the news
I see our heroes dying every day
Nothing ever changes
Yet another baby will be led away
The more I think the less I believe
The less I believe the more I see
The more I see the less I need
The less I need the more I am free
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the hopelessness in others
As they accept their punishments
They say what doesn’t **** you makes you stronger
I’m so strong now that I have lost the thrill
I don’t need any more near death experiences
One more and my heart will soon be still
I spend so much time doing nothing
Like waiting at a light or being stuck in traffic
I wish I could gather it all up
And relive the hours I’ll never get back
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the pain in others
As they endure their disappointments
I think about *** all the time
But I want to live alone
I don’t want to explain myself
My mind will always be my own
There is an oasis where we all exist
But sometimes it’s only as we sleep
As soon as it passes you know you missed it
So we wait even as we weep
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the struggles of others
As they can’t make their payments
My daughter couldn’t wait for Christmas
She still believes and was so impatient
I wonder if a woman could love me
Like a child opening a present
I need your love just as you need mine
I know you want me to settle down
I see it in your eyes and hear it in the songs
That float around this lonely town
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the heartache of others
As she tries to understand my resistance
Feb 8, 2012
Feb 8, 2012 at 8:38 AM UTC
Sometimes I think I can avoid the problems of life
I act like it’s not going to happen to me
That stuff only happens to other people
I don’t have to pay because I want it for free
If feels like I’m living in a war
There are casualties all around
I get nicked every now and then
But not enough to make a sound
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the bitterness in others
As they breathe between torments
Success seems so random at times
Every day I wake up in the same place
My work has become my life
But still I wear an anonymous face
The extremists are taking over
Most of us have nothing to say
The politicians take us all for granted
They say spend your money and then go away
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the fear in others
As they await life’s judgments
It’s a strange thing watching the news
I see our heroes dying every day
Nothing ever changes
Yet another baby will be led away
The more I think the less I believe
The less I believe the more I see
The more I see the less I need
The less I need the more I am free
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the hopelessness in others
As they accept their punishments
They say what doesn’t **** you makes you stronger
I’m so strong now that I have lost the thrill
I don’t need any more near death experiences
One more and my heart will soon be still
I spend so much time doing nothing
Like waiting at a light or being stuck in traffic
I wish I could gather it all up
And relive the hours I’ll never get back
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the pain in others
As they endure their disappointments
I think about *** all the time
But I want to live alone
I don’t want to explain myself
My mind will always be my own
There is an oasis where we all exist
But sometimes it’s only as we sleep
As soon as it passes you know you missed it
So we wait even as we weep
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the struggles of others
As they can’t make their payments
My daughter couldn’t wait for Christmas
She still believes and was so impatient
I wonder if a woman could love me
Like a child opening a present
I need your love just as you need mine
I know you want me to settle down
I see it in your eyes and hear it in the songs
That float around this lonely town
I don’t have a bad life
I just have bad moments
I see the heartache of others
As she tries to understand my resistance
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