Around the Block

My spirit’s free—it’s flying

To places, distant, calling me

To share the beauty of their jewels

And when I search, I find that

The game’s the same, no matter, but

I like to play by my own rules

A song is wailing—it screams

Of love, you know, sometimes it seems

The notes ring true but no one hears
But still I fly, it scares me
To think of those who never try
To reach the stars, grounded by fears

And I’ve been everywhere

Around the block—a moment here
But I could not wait for you
’Cause time you waste is time you lose

In shadowed dreams I’ve seen a

New color scheme, it screams of
Blue, black and green, they seem so new.

(1990)