a town called destiny

Id like to wander
down an old dusty road
to a town where no one knows my name
a town where i can grow old
the clouds always part
and sun shines through after
and gun fires replaced
with smiles and laughter
the rum flows like water
but its never needed
because everyone whos ever tried
has always succeeded
the willows dont hang down too low
and in the winter its never too cold
the wind doesnt sting
all year round the birds sing
its a place that ive yet to find
everyones friendly
and no one picks fights
just sit on the porch
and sing through summer nights
and radio still plays good songs
destiny oh destiny
when oh when will you ever find me
ive been calling you since the day i was born
and im starting to believe that youre gone
ive bought some maps
and ive asked around
but no one i know
has ever heard of this town
so i guess ill go
back to chicago
because its the closest thing
ive got to home
back there its too cold
and theres no willows
the birds still sing
but the wind always stings
and the radio plays nothing good

heres the list

Tore down the trees
planted your feet firmly in their place
Denied your own mortality
spit in the universes face
now the tables have turned
and youre the one that needs saving
because you dug yourself a hole
to lie in with denial and endless craving
Heres the list
i see your name and i see mine
Prayin for salvation
as we near the end of time
there used to be a line
there used to be a reason
But we committed crimes
and we've committed global treason
Stabbed your brother in the back
just to see if he would bleed
and when you found that he would
that violence became a need
now you take all thats not yours
and force your hatred to breed
Why do you beg for gods intervention
when it can be so easily done yourself?
Why do you beg his forgiveness
when youve created your own hell?
How do we sleep
with our own knives in our backs?

Remember when we used maps?

We're not lost or cynical
We're just honest with ourselves
We don't know forward or backward
We just know our way around hell

And when you come to a crossroads
You just sit still you don't choose a way to go
But I can't do that because I don't have the time
No matter which road I take
I know I'll be fine

A pleasure cruise on the flying dutchman

This vessels going steady forward
But steady forward just happens to be down
Sea water displaced the oxygen in our lungs
And clutched our successes
And prepared to drown
They'll tell this tale for ages to come
Bout our triumphs and failures
But when they utter our names
Oh they'll bite their tongues
Because they know were better off as fading memories

Dr. Pabst

12 beers down
12 more to go
before i erase all the progress you say ive made
i cant say i love you
but i can still say i care
and thats the hardest state of mind to wake up with everyday
its a hard realization
every realizations hard
you know its true
because i took my advice from you
"dont give up, just keep believing"
Its easier said than done
when you spend your life always leaving

Californee

Lets give this state a viking funeral
Set it ablaze and send it floating out to sea
Or we could just hold off till it finally sinks
But I dont think that i could wait that long
These people still havent come to terms
with their sudden mortality
but when it hits
and it hits quick
They'll sleep sound and underground
and california will be no more

Once in a blue moon

I spent the day in a blue moon haze
trying to forget the past few days
Writing the same song i wrote a thousand times before
but its new to you because youve never heard it before
Realizing any difference I could make
wouldnt make a difference
so for sanity's sake
i suppose ill stay indifferent
and if the sun comes up on monday
then its just as well
but if it stays dark all day
then i guess ive made a name in hell
theres a severe lack of wind in this place
and in the winter theres nothing to sting my face
but the reminiscent thoughts of apologies made
and memories i hoped to god would start to fade
I tried to make a list of things i would do differently
5 years and counting
and im still trying to convince myself that this isn't me