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No Longer Wonder Why

from All Work No Joy by John Christian

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Pretending to be free may work for awhile but burying your head in the sand will end when you see what you are missing. Then you are free.

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I have this friend of mine who likes to waste his time
He talks of all he knows – then lives in overdose
When I’m alone in bed it goes straight to my head
No matter where I stand there is a helping hand

And then this friend I tell to others can repel
Long distance circle rhyme – how can you turn back time?

Don’t tell me how I should think
Don’t measure how much I drink
And if I choose to smoke
Maybe it’s all one big joke

When I get together with my friend we both like to pretend
That we’re sitting on a star – not caring who we are

When the luminaries start to curl
All around this frightened world
One thought is all it takes
To see our own mistakes

I show this friend of mine a real damn good time
It matters not what I believe
We wish for peace but still we grieve

Then we send our youth to war
What is it that we’re fighting for?
By the hill the soldiers wait
To reclaim all that we hate

When I’m alone at night I tremble for the light
This world and all that’s here is guided by a fear

Quite relaxed and so secure
That’s what my friend is searching for
In another world instead
That’s where he aims his head
I go to work each day
But I wonder when I’ll play
If that’s the case I think I’ll die
And no longer wonder why

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from All Work No Joy, released April 18, 2016
John Christian - acoustic guitar, melodica, vocals, bass, piano, accordion, harpsichord, vibraphone, arrangements, and productions.

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