One last try

One last try It was the kind of day, where sun shone bright, but inside he felt a  chill, no he couldn’t get right He’s wondering about tomorrow, fumbling through today, but then maybe again it was last night Why in the world can’t he get warm? Aching and lamenting, “my arthritis says it’s going to storm” Sometimes he’s right, mostly feels wrong, world spins faster, feels like he’s falling behind the norm Isolated from a time when things made sense, when decisions were solid, no sitting on the fence Despite the effort he invested, it just seems like he’s never going to reap his just recompense I feel like the last guest on Carson, clipped cause they ran out of time No one will ever know about me, well damn it seems like such a crime So many plans in my mind, babe it’s where they seem to begin and die But still I suck it up and tells myself, I came this far, I’ll give it one last try Sunglasses, scratched from lying on the floor, buried under empty cups from the convenience store Time was when he was worried about looking the part, but lately he don’t seem to care no more He wonders, as he’s waiting for the light to turn green, horn behind blows and he clears the scene Maybe things won’t be so bad, maybe he’s jumping to conclusions; worrying so, what does it mean A little bit of our very favorite old fashioned, cool the fires, yet light the flames of my passion But the absence of completion steals both the light and the relief as daylight comes crashin’ I feel like the last guest on Carson, clipped cause they ran out of time No one will ever know about me, well damn it seems like such a crime So many plans in my mind, babe it’s where they seem to begin and die But still I suck it up and tells myself, I came this far, I’ll give it one last try I ain’t about to toss in my towel or go waving a flag, everything hurts being alone babe it’s a drag Honey I ain’t ever going to stop believing in the day I see you walking in the door carrying your bag Reasons keep coming faster than lightning, keeping us from our nirvana and babe it gets frightening We got too many loose screws that need tightening, or is it just a lack of something enlightening By simply  putting our minds together, we can make the adjustments despite any kind of weather Hand in hand the heaviest burdens that keep weighing us down, babe would be light as a feather I feel like the last guest on Carson, clipped cause they ran out of time No one will ever know about me, well damn it seems like such a crime So many plans in my mind, babe it’s where they seem to begin and die But still I suck it up and tells myself, I came this far, I’ll give it one last try Honey we ain’t quittin now, let’s give it one last try And if that don’t work, we’ll give it one last try Till it does, get it? I love you babe Tim Windisch 05/10/2024