ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON By Tom Jensen
So just what do you want from me?
Another bloody lesson on history?
I am but one man can't you see
Will there be anyone behind me
When I finally make my stand?
Could I see a show of hands?
For I've grown sick and tired
Of laying way back in the cut
When your conscience burns with fire
You reach a point where enough's enough
No more playing follow the leader
I just fell off of the societal ladder
History is cyclical and I'm a big reader
Many say I'm madder than the mad hatter
But to me those vicious
Tongues only flatter
Only what my people say
That's all that really matters
I try to make a difference everyday
Don't let my ego go run off and play
For it may come home
Broken and shattered
I dress myself in rags and tatters
For people see me
More clearly this way
It's a small price to pay
To help keep the monsters at bay
For there's very little that I need
To be free of jealousy and conceit
Just my one true love
And our little ones at our feet
Then I'd sleep well
Knowing I've made a difference
At least to most
Of the people I meet
That's my definition of winning
Living in a box
Saying everything sucks
Now to me that's sinning
Such unfulfillment
Would be my defeat
A human retreat
Having to start all over again
At the beginning