A Beautiful Place

Kashed in all my karma
For a beating and a couple-a joints
Let's do something stupid
See which way the finger points

Cuz everyday
The future gets farther away
'til you get to the end
And you realize you never had
Any future at all

I don't wanna die
In a beautiful place
Surrounded by people who love me
And make me feel free
Leave me to rot
In an old vacant lot
Burned-out cars
Dirty needles
And bottles
And you
And me

I had it all
And it all had me
But my prison days are over
I'm finally free

Eating raw birds for breakfast
The milkman is on fire
I'm tired of you
Almost as much as you're tired of me

Everyone hates you
Your friends have all gone away
I don't care what you say
I ain't never goin' back
To them chains

I don't wanna die
In a beautiful place
Surrounded by people who love me
And make me feel free
Leave me to rot
In an old vacant lot
Burned-out cars
Dirty needles
And bottles
And you
And me

©2004 Nathan Payne