JOE ORDINARY

What should songs be about?

People, places, things, thereabouts?

The sun, moon, planets and stars?

Weather ’n’ seasons, of the near & far?

Why can’t they be about you ’n’ me?

Eating breakfast, simply drinking tea?

Warts & ticks, aches and pains, 

Stock market losses & some gain?

Bad day at work, whiny customers,

Coming home, for dinner ’n’ dessert?

Getting kids, do their homework,

Some bad TV, soap, the works!

Is it so bad to not be profound?

So dull that gravitas be unfound?

Just an ordinary Joe from around,

Out of depth, struggling for ground!

What should songs be about?

People, places, things, thereabouts?

The sun, moon, planets and stars?

Weather ’n’ seasons, of the near & far?

Not as if I don't see the sights,

Flowers blooming, birds delight,

Are they doing me good, really?

Is it a scam, all this positivity?

I get it, I see it, I live it,

With grit, push through it,

It's the dues, life demands,

Each living thing pays the rent.

Someday this will all be paid,

Nothing owed, time to call it a day,

This legacy o’mine left behind,

This ordinary song, to remind?

Why should songs be about,

People, places, things, thereabouts?

The sun, moon, planets and stars,

Weather ’n’ seasons, of the near & far.