You want to cry
You laugh instead
At the blinding mystery
Of this simple life
Tears stay, laughter flows
There’s always something in the way
You want to laugh
You cry instead
At the fat arrogance
Of the power fool
Laughter stays, tears flow
There’s always something in the way
You want to frown
You smile instead
At the mad rush and scramble
After passing clouds
Sadness stays, smiles shine
There’s always something in the way
You want to reach out
And pull that thorn
From the flesh
Of the innocent suffering
The hand cannot move, the thorn sticks
There’s always something in the way.
You want to sleep on
The rolling waves
And have dreams
Of a perfect world
You stay awake, the ocean sleeps
There’s always something in the way.