Several of my songs have rough recordings, and several others have been played live over the years; this song is not one of them. This song has never seen the outside of the leather-bound journal that I first started writing in until now.
I wrote this my first semester of college after I pulled an allnighter studying for an exam. Instead of going straight to my test, I left my place early and walked around campus to clear my head. It was a nice day, I sat on a bench, and wrote this song in a couple of minutes.
Nothing special, but another chapter of my story is told.
twenty-four hours
still going strong and on and on
i'll take a walk for a while
to see what's going on
it's 9am
people wearing shades
i watch a cute blonde girl
pulling a walk of shame
i'd love to know
exactly what's on her mind
i say hello and forget our crossing lives
and it's such a shame
that we can't talk for hours
a noncommittal breeze
the sun shines, the clouds are cowards
i have to step back just to see
all i need to say cuz
i'm a prophet for a day
just a prophet for a day
a group of guys
still sloppy from the night before
does this little ritual
ever get to bore?
an older couple
sitting on my park bench
do they see my youth and think
of times they used to spend?
and it's such a shame
that i can't see what he sees
but for now i know
the wisdom of his years
they all turn to see me
as i walk away
there goes a prophet for a day
a prophet for a day.
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2 comments:
wow. its a shame that this one didn't leave the leather-bound journal until now... it reminds me of me actually. very straight-forward and no hidden messages. i like.
and maybe even if its nothing special to you.. it can always mean something more to a reader. don't underestimate the simplicity of a single moment in life of discoveries.
ps:
favorite line = "i say hello and forget our crossing lives"
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