Shelter

No matter where my feet lead me
I'm always a stranger lacking glee
My home wrenched my pieces asunder
Doth exist a sacred shelter

A place to close my foggy eyes
Without imagining ways of my demise
Treacherous life in which to welter
Oh, can I uncover a sacred shelter

Snarling beasts snort the scent of fresh meat
Storms keep bullying me into retreat
My tired, clumsy limbs ain't at all discreet
My mind playing me in states of deceit

Trudging on through, dim light flickers in my heart
Fearing my time will soon depart
Oh, what wisdom and advice I could impart
Should I be blessed by a sacred shelter

Except For Me

Days are strolling on by and the nights are bolting past

I'm floating in circles, haunted by my glowing EKG

How is it that everything is changing, all except for me?

Theaters, bowling alleys, mall stores biting the dust

Fancy new places sprouting, places making me wanna flee

How is it that everything is changing, all except for me?

Kicking my hobbies to the curb and picking up hitch-hikers

Letting my will decay, ignoring my own formal decree

How is it that everything is changing, all except for me?

The bard found a new tune to play

A lovely new bride to obey

Learned new magic to impress

Ventured beyond the city gates

Seeking to twist his foretold fates

Hunting lost souls that he may bless

Hopping from job to job and house to house

My heart is always acting the absentee

How is it that everything is changing, all except for me?

Can't stand up straight, my eyes are feeling weak

Who can I go to, to whom can i plea?

How is it that everything is changing, all except for me?

The knight survived through many a battle

Now he's retired and yoking cattle

Took his family out to a farm

Left the ruling to his brother

Didn't mind disappointing his mother

Even took up quilting with yarn

Spent a whole year trying to change

Ain't nothing I can do now but drop to me knee

How is it that everything is changing, all except for me?