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Blame it all on my roots
I showed up in boots
And ruined your black tie affair
The last one to know
The last one to show
I was the last one
You thought you’d see there
And I saw the surprise
And the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of champagne
And I toasted you
Said, honey, we may be through
But you’ll never hear me complain
'Cause I’ve got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I’ll be okay
I’m not big on social graces
Think I’ll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I’ve got friends in low places
Well, I guess I was wrong
I just don’t belong
But Hell, I’ve been there before
Everything’s all right
I’ll just say goodnight
And I’ll show myself to the door
Hey, I didn’t mean
To cause a big scene
Just give me an hour and then
Well, I’ll be as high
As that ivory tower
That you’re livin’ in
'Cause I’ve got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I’ll be okay
I’m not big on social graces
Think I’ll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I’ve got friends in low places
[3rd Verse:]
I guess I was wrong
I just don’t belong
But then, I’ve been there before
And everything is alright
I’ll just say goodnight
And I’ll show myself to the door
I didn’t mean to cause a big scene
Just wait 'til I finish this glass
Then sweet little lady
I’ll head back to the bar
And you can kiss my ass
I am not me, but I’m definitely not you and definitely not you and definitely not any me I recognize, yet still me, still you and still you in myself and myself in you and this is all rather disconcerting and demoralizing and disgusting at the same time as convenient, morale-boosting and entirely not disgusting enough at times.
To be or not to be was the choice as proclaimed by shakespeare, but is it a choice? Do we really have the choice to not be?
And their numbers slowly dwindled down to nothing, for as it was said in the devil’s book; the book of the dead; all must die, including God.
Gratitude is important, isn’t it, and no matter what anyone says, every little bit helps along the way.
You may at times feel more enriched than people who have everything and don’t appreciate it.
Wouldn’t you say that it is ~~ even based on the fact that we may not realize unconsciously ALL of the reasons we’ve made that choice.
YOU yourself make that choice “to be” everyday in which you wake up and decide to continue on though some would never make your choice “to be” - you’re still living and it may not be as bad as some think, considering how miserable some think of their life which is far removed from your own ~ yet you continue on.
If you’re speaking of suicide here, who can say for sure? I remember a time when, though I can’t ever see myself killing myself, there were a few moments (figuratively speaking) when I came to understand or close to understanding how some might want to take their own life.
Is it a choice? They say that freedom is when we have nothing left to lose. Perhaps this is when we make our choice.
So I suppose that I would say that we do have a choice but when we’ve come too close to that black hole, perhaps there can be no going back.
I think that we also make the choice “to not be” in particular moments ~ not suicide wise but when we refuse to continue on with courage…when we only see gloom and the doom, which is natural. After all, we are not gods but human flesh and blood. Sometimes it does take a great deal of courage and stick-to-it-iveness to continue on - along with a grudging OK to life.
