Woke Up One Day

woke up one day
to a world I didn't know
there was nothing in the papers
no win, place, or show

one less kindness, one more stained hero
another second gone...
on the countdown to zero

the price of gas
is approaching the minimum wage
while priests and teachers
stalk the under-aged
I'm closing up shop, taking my ball home
you can have this whole place
to call your own

woke up one day
to a world gone away
there were no epitaphs
there were no sad refrains

one less honor to bestow
one more child to mourn
there is no clear vision
in the eye of a storm

woke up one day
and found myself in a dream
where everything means nothing
and nothing is what it seems

one more hand of greed
alot less time to go
another second closer...
on the countdown to zero