The Big Joke

Seeing clearly there's no one near me
No I didn't drive them away
Remember Baby I begged you to stay,

Taking a trip back in time
A bitter taste in my mouth like lime
That's okay put your tarot cards away,

You never intended to stay
You've always existed as a runaway
Every man is another Karmic debt to pay,

This damn time machine
Never moves forward it seems
It seems to hover over broken dreams,

Well that's okay put the gun away
That's exactly how I lost my son one day
It seems the future is made of wet clay,

I'll bet you've got quite a history
So many things unspoken in your revelry
That poker face will it be leather or lace,

Can't predict if you'll end up at my place
I'll sit back and have some more wine
Much less risky and so divine,

It beats hearing you pine
For a past lover who had no spine
Just more Fool's Gold in the mine,

My, how they whine how they whine!
I used to be such a funny bloke
Now I realize that my life's been a joke,

Someday out at sea
They will properly bury me
And I won't be a burden to anybody,

Seeing clearly there's no one near me
No I didn't drive them away
Remember Baby I begged you to stay.