I GOT UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF LIFE

I GOT UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF LIFE

The sun comes up at night and the moon lights up the day.

I owe my soul to the devil and I have nothing left to pay.

I have to breathe out just to catch my breath.

When I look in the mirror it scares me half to death.

I get up in the morning and nothing is what it seems.

I think I'm awake but I'm lost somewhere in my dreams.

Then I wake up and see reality, it's the end of things with number two wife.

I thought things were going good, I guess I got up on the wrong side of life.

Everything is moving backwards as the world spends around.

I can see people's lips moving but I can't hear a sound.

Over and over and over, the sun comes up and the sun goes down.

Searching, searching, searching, for something but nothing is found.

At the start of the day, I think life is going to be a rainbow of hues.

Then I open my eyes and see nothing but blues.

All over the world all I can see are pain and strife.

I guess I got up on the wrong side of life.

Every day the winds are swirling and they keep on blowing.

It's becoming a struggle to remember all the things I've been knowing.

The sun goes down and the moon hides its face.

More and more it gets harder and harder to be part of this human race.

Going down the highway of life all the traffic lights are red.

Each day Murphy’s Law presides and I know I should have stayed in bed.

It's a jungle out there and I'm trying to cut a path with a pocket knife.

Another day, the alarm clock sang in my ears, and again I got up on the wrong side of life.

Everything is on fire but it all feels so cold.

I know before I can change this cycle, there are things that need to be told.

I need to stop worrying that for my actions someone might feel the need to scold.

Before things will change, I need to stand-up and do something bold.

The sun is about to rise and today I will do things right.

The dawn is about to peak over the horizon and on this day I may have to fight.

On this day there will be no trouble from a wife, there will be no pain and strife.

On this day there will be no jungle and a pocket knife, I will get up on the right side of life.

STANLEY HENDRIX

12/31/10

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