The Pursuit of Happiness
(as i wrote this i could not help thinking that more and more it sounded like Bob Dylan
maybe one of the greatest poets of my time. i preferred my first version of this piece but it was just too close to "blowing in the wind". i still think this too is really close in concept and not nearly as well written. still there are words here that never hurt to hear. i will let you be the judge. with all the love in my heart i offer you this modest write)
you don't know more because you're grey
you might as well count your rolls in the hay
i do know now that sometimes it snows in spring
and that not every one respects their wedding ring
but still i wonder just how many more guns do we need
before we can have a lasting peace a real good deed
but still why do people need to curse and yell to be heard
before they try to offer an embrace or just a kind word
and tell me just how much does it really cost today
to rent a week of forest just to watch the wildlife play
also let me know how many billions can one man make
while it's his brothers and sisters that he'll forsake
i know sometimes you have to close your eyes to see
i know you have to strip your ego if you want to be happy
and just how many lovers must one person take
before the time comes when all of it feels fake
i wonder how much liquor can one man drink
before even he can't stand his own stink
and how many wins does anyone need
before the trophies start to feel like greed
how many punches does it take to bring one person down
and how will we learn when it's better to stay on the ground
and when will we learn to let love take the lead
procure a sensible calm slow down our speed
you know it seems like forever since we've been at war
with all our weapons and still nothing but blood and gore
and why do they think it's better to bomb, destroy it all
just so the other side we haven't even identified will fall
they'll never give peace a chance there's always other picks
and you know they would rather compare the size of their...
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