Life As We Know It

Written Summer of 2013 and fall 2013.

My life stretches before me

And I hate what I see

A pointless, mundane existence

A harsh reality

 

Depressed about the time I'm wasting,

I just let it pass by

Well, life's too short and that makes it too long,

We're just waiting here to die

 

Oh, take me away, take me away.

Oh, take me away, take me away...

 

(music)

 

You spend your childhood dreaming

Of what you'll be when you grow up;

You spend adulthood wasting time

Until you realize that you're stuck.

 

You get a job, you have some kids

And your life's no longer yours

You spend the next fifty years paying rent

And doing household chores.

 

Oh, take me away, take me away.

Oh, take me away...

 

This is life as we know it.

This is all there is.

Oh, silly girl, why aren't you happy?

Why aren't you content?

You should be honored

To be a part of this.

This is all there is...

 

Oh, take me away...

Oh, take me away...

 

Oh, take me away, take me away...

(This is life as we know it.)

Oh, take me away, take me away...

(This is all there is.)

Oh, take me away, take me away...

(This is life as we know it.)

You should be honored to be a part of this.

Author's Note

In the last stanza, the lines in parentheses are sung at the same time as the lines above them.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Nice flow of words and thoughts. I could hear the song in the words. Sometime we must open our eyes and see the opportunities and possibilities. I like the ending to the excellent poetry.
Coyote