waiting in line

tears on the house wall

and i'm afraid to walk

while standing tall

watching the dawn

before the fall

and there's so much i don't know

remembering the old dime store

and the 25 cent picture show

from long ago 

so which way to go

waiting in line for the current sideshow?

and when the sun starts to fade

there's nothing good that i made

but you're telling me to try my hand

at something that i don't understand?

how can anyone run on the track

when they have marks on their back?

how can she touch me?

she knows that i'm not free

dreaming on a passing cloud

but i'm talking much too loud

the words aren't making sense

i'm striking out in self-defense

no open arms or fancy charms

i'm selling you the farm

as i pass this way and that

not a bum and not an aristocrat

so i'll see all the stuff you advertise

wondering how to win the first prize

stooping low and reaching for new highs

and it has to have an end

but maybe only when i overspend

tears on the house wall

and i'm afraid to walk

while standing tall

watching the dawn

before the fall

and there's so much i don't know

remembering the old dime store

and the 25 cent picture show

from long ago 

so which way to go

waiting in line for the current sideshow?