Saturday, October 25, 2008

Wearing a Brown Polyester Shirt


I was riding my bike today and passed through Cam's old preschool parking lot when listening to a Ben Folds song called "Still Fighting it". Here are the lyrics:

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Good morning, son.
I am a bird
Wearing a brown polyester shirt
You want a coke?
Maybe some fries?
The roast beef combos only $9.95
Its okay, you don't have to pay
Ive got all the change

Everybody knows
It hurts to grow up
And everybody does
Its so weird to be back here
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
Were still fighting it, were still fighting it
And you're so much like me
I'm sorry

Good morning, son
In twenty years from now
Maybe well both sit down and have a few beers
And I can tell you 'bout today
And how I picked you up and everything changed
It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things

Everybody knows
It sucks to grow up
And everybody does
Its so weird to be back here.
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
Were still fighting it, were still fighting it
Youll try and try and one day youll fly
Away from me

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It was just ironic that's all. It was even more ironic last night when he actually spent more than an hour trying to write a song. Maybe he'll actually finish one unlike his old man!

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