Where Do You Want To Be
Where do you want to be?
So few raindrops fall in our summer’s here
This drought is deep and hot and long
Sweat pours down my brow, the air is dry
There is no escape from the heat
Except in the shade of this tree
My heart feels light, sometimes my heart is dark
At times it exists in shades of gray
When it gets dark I reach for the light
And when it’s light I play it out
To the break, to the break of day
Life is such a trip so many places to go
And in my mind and in the skies
The oceans take me upon the flow
So on a plane or in a train, on a boat or on the road
My destination’s making way, I release and let it go
I know a man who is staring at the end
He carries a weight I have not yet known
His spark of life is fading out in time
He’s going off to another home
We’re all riding on time, this time
We’re all standing on the edge of our world
Turn around and you might get lost
You’ll never know just what you face until you open your eyes
Have a drink it’s on the house
Sit down and share a meal
We’re all gathered here to celebrate
It’s all happening here, it’s the place to be
It might seem like a game of chance, roll your dice
The stage is set and we’re playing it out
Raindrops are scarce, the heat bellows out
The sweat on my brow beads a lash
An escape beckons deep in my canyon of self
Where do I want to be?
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