20th Century Dreams

John Wayne would not entertain self-doubt or indecision jumped in again and again with full blown tunnel vision pure bravado does not stop mortality's sure advance nothing can give assurance we will have that one last dance not every situation is cause to pose scream and shout will be no acclimation if we can't find our way out lies turn into bolder lies words sole purpose is deceit no use trying to disguise sometimes we'll take a backseat unease growing faster now leering faces seem stranger no one going to ask how words led to this much danger not an outstanding question of what might make it alright flat out wrong situation when lives are taken for spite cannot simply turn and run at this point of no return too much cannot be undone to dodge permanent downturn this world's not all black and white except in minds which are closed we've all become wrapped too tight in myths long ago composed John Wayne would stick to his guns in those technicolor dreams but we're the actual ones coming apart at the seams