The Autobiography of Milton Burroughs
Advancement
-She, there she is, and she smiles all the while
Me, I know she, she don’t know what’s on my mind
She got diamond rings, I got different things
All I want is to be with her
But maybe this is what love brings
She, she found me basically door closed shut in
Me, I found she could pull me out, save my pennies spend my doubt
But she knows my head’s too hard
It’s harder to see days fall away
All I want is to be with her
Everything gon’ come in time
I know we gon’ be just fine just stay
Now I’ve found all I need
Is this one consitency
All I want is to be with her
When we go, when we fly
All I want is to be with her
-This day has hours left hour
Finding peace of mind is like finding a four leaf clover
I’ve yet to see any kind of light
I’m trading in yesterday’s time in for tonight’s
So fasten your seatbelt, brotherman
Cuz America is on it’s way
The passengers is waiting so we can’t be late
And the girl that is right for me is waiting
Praise the Lord I got it bad
It’s just one thing:
I can’t shake off this Jetlag
This day has hours left over
We’re miles, we’re miles and miles above Andover
I’ve yet to see any kind of light
I’m trading in yesterday’s time in for tonight’s
3. Sharks Only Bite In the Water
-Be brave and strong because this business is cruel
Antagonists everywhere establishing these rules
It’s not about selling out to sell out your crowds
But why would you sell your voice just to try to make it loud?
Louder for the multitudes and what you think is expression
Is simply a digression, a lack of authenticity
Don’t be the fastest one to let it get to your head
Don’t be the fastest one to let it get to your head
Sharks only bite in the water so approach cautiously
Sharks only bite in the water and oh man they’re mean
So sing that rhyme, write that line, and dance
Disappointed all your folks you say I got my chance
I’m sure they’ll understand you trading gold for coal
Sure you’ve fed your wallet but man you’ve neglected your soul
These sharks they go for foundation and if it’s built on sensation
My brother you will surely fall
Don’t be the fastest one to let it get to your head
Don’t be the fastest one to let it get to your head
-Tell me about the fall about the oranges and the reds
And how you let the poor always take precedence
Let me sing for you a song that tells it like it is
Looks like we’ve found the friend we’ve tried to find since we were kinds
I will compare everybody’s smile to yours
I will compare all conversation to yours
But I can’t compare a symphony to a sound, to a sound
You leave me disappointed
You leave me disappointed
With everybody else
So pleased and self assured that music’s not your thing
Somehow got you convinced I really know how to sing
Everything I tried to find was right in front of me
-A week ago he was ignorant of the road ahead, of the road ahead
All the smiles he saw, they were all irrelevant
How he’s misread, how he’s misread
He’s tired of moving around
And bearing all these evils on his own
He’s tired of moving around
He wants to go home
He says my feet are sore, I’m thirsty and broken too
I still got eyes and they can see right through you
He says everything is a privilege, even these tears-these tears that fall
Maybe he’s afraid of nothing or maybe it’s nothing he’s afraid of
Lights are brighter when you stand close
Oh and he has been trying to stand close
Oh and he has been trying to stand close
-Honestly lion I’m thirsty haven’t had water in a while you see
You tell me to drink from this stream
If you’d walk away slowly, I’d do it happily
If you’d walk away slowly, I’d do it happily
Honestly Lion do nothing to me, you make no promises what does that mean?
I’m inching closer, my thirst has grown strong
But I fear this stream cannot be where I belong
I fear this stream cannot be where I belong
I hear you swallow boys and men
Legions and kings
And I’m already scared of all sorts of things
I can’t imagine drinking from this stream
Honestly Lion what will happen to me?
Why hear? Why this and not the other streams?
Oh Lion, what’s that you say?
Here lies the only stream don’t be afraid
Here lies the only stream don’t be afraid
You swallow kings and emperors and boys and girls
This is your stream, this is your stream, this is your stream
You swallow kings and emperors and boys and girls
This is your stream, this is your stream, this is your stream
We build ourselves from the days we make
And when time allows we decide to look from the outside in
When the rain falls like bullets of war
Wonder where to find protection
We look inside them, try to hide in, our favorite truth or deception
It’s simple this time, with clarity hard to find,
Would you be my umbrella?
Medications both subtle and clear
With short term successes try to find their way in
My Indian given allegiance gave me a bucket to hold as a refeugee
When the rain falls like bullets of war
Wonder where to find protection
We look inside them, try to hide in, our favorite truth or deception
