sameness is choking on a cheesesteak
on a mattress full of sweat, beer, and tears
it can choke and break the heart of my family, friends
i'll continue on, struggling to be a better man

change is roaming the caged-in landscape
with a fearful look in its bloody cyclops eye
it came from nothing, it will return there in the end
i'll continue on, struggling to be a better man

love is cheating on a deep-down sensitive white-collar dog
in the way that harmonizes with the romance of the human condition
dismissively chuckling at my life-long pursuit of knowledge, calling it bland
i'll continue on, struggling to be a better man

pessimist bird watchers from dysfunctional family units climb into my nest
breaking the intricate rituals of eat-sleep-hide patterns inside self-silencing existence
constantly stealing the rhythm of my expanding chest, wasting the power of my closed hand
i'll continue on, struggling to be a better man