Getting Off The Dime

Do you ever feel the forces
 That you have to work against
 They fi ght you all along the way
 On both sides of the crooked fence
 Seeds of indecision
 Are constantly in bloom
 They grow the fl owers of regret
 In an empty low lit room
 My feet were fi rmly planted
 Or at least I thought they were
 I tipped the cups of morning light
 Of so many things I wasn't sure
 Blowin' through the pages
 Of a burning book I found
 That beauty was revealed by design
 C'mon baby, we're gettin' off the
 Dime
 Second handed souls
 And Salvation Army stores
 The smell of one too many lovers
 And one too many tavern doors
 Addictions isolated
 That abuse you and confuse you
 In the hopes that you get left behind
 One day at a time they say
 That Achange comes from within
 I've been trying each and every day
 To tell myself I'm gonna win
 Stumblin' way back home
 It's not that hard to realize
 It's just another wall I have to climb
 C'mon baby, we're gettin off the dime
 I was standing by the fountain
 In some strange Italian dream
 The sermon's so confusing
 I can't discern just what it means
 It said Ablessed those who hunger
 Blessed those who thirst
 Blessed are the lost and last
 For they in turn shall be the fi rst
 I woke up to the sounds
 Of the construction drummers beat
 The same old voices in my head
 Defeat
 Stagnant like a pool of hope
 In a desert fi lled with doubt
 I'm so fucking sad and sick of the
 Wasted time
 C'mon baby, we're gettin off the dime
 Listen to the sounds
 Of the city while it sleeps
 It steels the life right from your soul
 And what it takes it always keeps
 The winds of understanding
 Blew through the curtains of your faith
 It's a long road you've been traveling
 The struggle shows up on your face
 Open up your windows babe
 Open up your doors
 And let the light of life begin to shine
 C'mon baby, we're gettin off the dime