20 Years And A Nickel

(album: Jump For Joy - 2023)

No such thing as a simple song
I'm convinced, oh, I should know
Words can mean different things
From day to day, they change their meaning
Ain't no straight down the line
Crooked things don't lie
The way I hit your heart sometimes, yeah
I swear it wasn't evil

I'm waiting, trying to write my masterpiece
And it's coming out the rhythm
Got twenty years and a nickel
Guess I shoulda been smarter
It shouldn't take much longer
Than twenty years and a nickel

I looked to the headlines
As a rich man trying to buy you
Maybe there's a song with you
About how too much of nothing makes you crazy
Try and make it civil
Human nature will defy you
Down on the corner, there's an expert
Saying he don't like it

I'm waiting, trying to write my masterpiece
And it's coming out the rhythm
Got twenty years and a nickel
Guess I shoulda been smarter
It shouldn't take much longer
Than twenty years and

I'm waiting, trying to write my masterpiece
And it's coming out the rhythm
Got twenty years and a nickel
Guess I shoulda been smarter
It shouldn't take much longer
Than twenty years and a nickel