As I sit here in my easy chair Watching life pass me by There are people in the world Who do greater things than I. There are great minds at work Studying the world and space. Not me, I’m afraid, I just sit, Watch TV, a calm look on my face.
I have not written an opera Or an awesome symphony. I have not written great poems To be read by more than me. I have not waxed political With rhetoric that will astound. I have not created grand products To be taken from the ground.
I did not engineer a vehicle That will run on just ***** air. And, yes, I painted for a while But found few who would care. All I seem to be able to do Is to survive my horrendous past, And I thank all the gods that be That the horror did not last.
I answered, as a young fellow, When people asked to my face, “What do you want out of life?” I quickly answered, “My own place.” Now that I am adult and that Has finally come to be a reality, I can’t seem be anxious to comply When life demands more of me.