Some people walk on tightropes
Other people take more difficult chance
There's some who no matter how much they think and hope
Always end up the victim of someone else's circumstances
But me, I'm just sitting in the sunshine
And you know, this makes me rather pleased.
Because I know no matter how much I bitch and whine
At least I haven't contracted some kind of mysterious disease.
Made a long distance call
Heard the wind through my window
Saw an aeroplane shoot through the sky
Time slowed to a crawl
I don't mind it a bit, though
And I don't stop to ask myself why.

Like a king surveys the land around him,
So my eyes wander up and down the street.
There's the parking meters and the car horns like trumpets sounding.
Of course, the ever-present shuffling of passers-by's feet.
Some of these people are hitting rock-bottom.
Just the same, some of them are flying high, like birds.
And troubles, well, everyone's got them
It's just that some make them worse by trying to fix them with words.
I cleaned up the hall
And the dog threw a fit
So it took him and locked him outside
Time slowed to a crawl
I don't mind it a bit, though
And I don't stop to ask myself why.

Well, every day that comes and goes is just a day gone by
And for everyone I know it's just the same.
Just because you live the occasional lie,
That doesn't mean you should live your whole life hanging your head in shame.
I just hope to let it slide, you know, that's how I hoped it would happen.
I'm never one to make a matter pressed.
When I turn on my radio, I hope to be hearing one hand clapping
And a voice that says, "stay calm, it's just a test."
I painted the wall,
Saw the street, heard the wind blow
And some strangers just passed me right by.
Time slowed to a crawl
I don't mind it a bit, though
And I don't stop to ask myself why.