If there was a better way to go then it would find me
I can’t help it, the road just rolls out behind me
Be kind to me or treat me mean
I’ll make the most of it, I’m an extraordinary machine! She’s just like me fr
But doesn't it feel good
To take off your t-shirt
And let somebody feel ya
Somebody steal ya
You can't get behind what
You can't even find
It's getting harder to deal with
Its nothing to fear, easy for you to say
Doesn't it feel bad
Things that you can't have
Even when you would meet her
Wearing a t-shirt
You can't be defined by
What you're keeping inside
Might push you into the lime-light
Just give it a try
Still don't believe in yourself
At eighteen
Life's a bad dream
But then you wake up and
Things are different for you
It seems so simple
When you step back and view it
Just find something to do
And then do it
Everybody gets a little lonely sometimes
I get so tongue-tied
I feel so old today
I'm sentimental, so I walk in the rain
I've got some habits, even I can't explain
Go to the corner, I end up in Spain
Why try to change me now?
I sit and daydream, I've got daydreams galore
Cigarette ashes, there they go on the floor
Go away weekends, leave my keys in the door
Why try to change me now? Why can't I be more conventional?
People talk and they stare, so I try
But that can't be, 'cause I can't see
My strange little world just go passing me by
Let people wonder
Let 'em laugh, let 'em frown
You know I'll love you 'til the moon's upside down
Don't you remember I was always your clown?
Why try to change me now?
I’m not a parent and do not plan to be. Kids can wear me out fast with their high energy and noise level; it leaves me very over-stimulated. But it’s pretty extreme when people say they ”hate kids” and I often feel it’s a reflection of their childhood and beliefs around how kids “should be.” That they were expected to be quiet, obedient, and out of the way by their parents when they were little. It’s fucking hard to be a kid. You’re dealing with a rapidly-changing body and underdeveloped brain, managed by flawed adults who are enforcing boundaries that you do not understand. It’s confusing and hard to manage your feelings and honestly just a lot. People are impatient with kids when they‘re brand new to the world and figuring it all out, and this is a time kids need a friend the most. Children can also be teachers to adults with how they are less habituated to the world. They teach us how to be free and open-hearted and silly and imaginative. A good practice is to be kinder and gentler with kids. If that feels difficult, start with gentleness toward your inner child. Maybe that’s the child in your life that needs your attention and kindness most.