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PAGE 23 words & music by jc scott©2012


IT IS A HALF CRAZED WORLD I GOT DROPPED INTO
TO FIND & FINISH ALL THAT I WANT TO DO
TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH NOT TO GIVE A DAMN
TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BE JUST WHO I AM

AND MAYBE I DON’T CARE WHO YOU WANT ME TO BE
IT FEELS SO RIGHT TO REFUSE WHAT YOU THINK OF ME
YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU WANT ‘BOUT THE WAY I THINK
IT WON’T HELP ME SWIM IT WON’T MAKE ME SINK

WALKIN REAL SLOW WALKIN REAL FAST
WALKIN WITH HOPE ON BROKEN GLASS
& ALL THAT I LEAVE SOON YOU WILL FIND
MY SUNNY COUNTENANCE & EMPTY BOTTLES OF WINE
MY RUBBER SOUL AT A DISCOUNT PRICE
A LOT OF POETRY WITH UNFINISHED LINES
ON PAGE 23 IN THE BOOK OF TIME

THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH BLOOD RUNNIN THRU MY VEINS
I CAN BLEED MYSELF OUT & NOTHIN’S GONNA CHANGE
THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH TRUTH I AM WILLIN TO TAKE
I CAN’T HANDLE TOO MUCH BEFORE I BREAK

SO MANY CONTRADICTIONS ROLLIN ROUND MY HEAD
IT’S LIKE A ROULETTE GAME THAT I SELDOM WIN
DON’T KNOW WHEN I SHOULD STAY OR WHEN I SHOULD RUN
UNSURE OF WHERE I’M GOIN’ OR WHERE I’M COMIN FROM

WALKIN REAL SLOW WALKIN REAL FAST
TRYIN TO OUTRUN MY SORDID PAST
WHEN IT’S TOO MUCH I MAKE IT A RHYME
AMONG 1000 EXCUSES YOU WILL FIND
IN A BOX THAT I LABELED MY ALIBIS
‘NEATH A PICTURE OF ME IN BLACK & WHITE
ON PAGE 23 IN THE BOOK OF TIME

NO ONE I KNOW CAN TELL ME WHAT I’M DOIN HERE
I’M MOSTLY MADDER THAN A HATTER DEALIN WITH MY FEAR
CATCHIN MYSELF FROM FALLIN AS I STUMBLE AHEAD
UNNECESSARILY PONDERIN WHAT I THINK I SAID

SO WHO I REALLY AM REMAINS FOR ME TO BE SEEN
EVERY TIME I WAKE EVERY TIME I BREATHE
WHETHER THE THUNDER CLASHES OR THE DYKES DON’T HOLD
I’M MOVIN’ FAST AS I CAN TO WHERE THE SPIRIT FLOWS

WALKIN ON FAITH WALKIN ON TRUST
HITCHIN MY WAY ON A MAGIC BUS
ASKIN FOR FAVORS FROM ANGELS I FIND
AS I RIDE FOR FREE TO THE END OF THE LINE
IN BLACK TATTERED WINGS WITH A CHESHIRE SMILE
AND EVENTUALLY I WILL BE JUST FINE
ON PAGE 23 IN THE BOOK OF TIME

I SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE TRYIN O FIND A PLACE TO BELONG
AND YOU’RE THE ONLY THING I’VE EVER COUNTED ON

WALKIN WITH YOU WALKIN WITH ME
THE ONLY ONE WHOEVER SET ME FREE
WATCHIN ME WATCH MY WATCH UNWIND
BEGINNING TO END IN BLINK OF AN EYE
PERFORMED PERFECTLY IN PANTOMIME
FOR ETERNIT COME RAIN OR SHINE
ON PAGE 23 IN THE BOOK OF TIME