as long as i can remember
ive been a funny chap
i never fitted in at school
the usual “loner” crap
i spent alot of time alone
found friendships way too hard
i wrote some awful poetry and murdered my guitar
i tried to get a ‘normal’ job
but wanted to be free
i lost my faith in god and worshipped mtv
i had a go at love
got bruises and abbrasions
i fell in love just once (on more than one occasion)
i made a bit of money
at least, as a musician
and just like sand fell through my hands and now im in contrition
ive got my good and bad sides
i like pestasio nuts
i find it hard to bite my lip
i like to spill my guts
im narcissistic, compassionate
forward yet restrained
an asset and a winner
a loser and a pain
a victim and a sloth
inspired just and fair
my middleage is spreading
im grey and losing hair
yeah all these things and more
im a fascinating bore
but just before you write me off heres a little more
talented and lazy
earnest and sincere
confused by the terrain and a finely tuned ear
yet through all this complexity
i hope you sometimes see
im a mass of contradictions
it aint easy being me