Tell mother I found my way
and this time I'll stay
Tell insegnante I've got something to say
and it all still sounds the same
but I'm saying it my way
Tell my favorite songs
I think they're too long
because they contain
more than what I've seen
Yell at the devil for being too loud,
leaving me deaf, though I hear
well enough, and tell him I've heard,
well, enough of his cliche,
heavy metal crowd
Yell at the band wagon
Tell it to stop for an oil change,
and make sure it never rides again
Its passengers have something to say,
though they don't want to stay
but they don't want to go away,
though their noses are too long,
and there's no fire in their song
Tell them to say it their way
though they want to runaway
from their minds and from their hearts
while never growing apart
They can't have the best of both worlds
My mind curls
to the beat of its own bongos
and shades of pink and red and black
I find I don't lack
firm ground,
but am more abundant in frowns
sometimes more abundant in smiles.
Depends on the weather.
After the people leave, that's when
I know where I've come,
how far I've come back to them
So tell my best friend I'm still intact
Tell the crowd I'm not out-of-whack
Tell my favorite songs I've turned them into facts
Tell all poets their words aren't to blame
Tell mother that I'm okay
