It Is Easier

When you realize

That days are short

And life’s too long

To hold the fort

When you realize

What you have done

Can’t be sunk into

Oblivion

When you realize that

You shiver

Like a leaf

On a tree

When you realize

You’ve made your bed

And lie on it

Without a shred

When you see that

There’s no shelter

And the things you can’t outrun

When you see that you are falling

It is easier - to be good

When you realize

You´re not alone

And not in this world

On your own

When you realize

That you are in trouble

And you live in a bubble

When you realize

You’re in deep water

Turning one way

Or the other

When you realize

That you´re not smarter

And you’re not Charlie Parker

It is easier - to be good

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Come along baby, take a breath

In the evening, honey, take a yawn

Come together in the morning

Through the break of dawn

Come along baby, ride with me

In the saddle, honey, you are free

Sing this song from the middle

Of eternity

When you realize

We’re together

Naked and drifting

And you see that

There’s no shelter

And the things you can’t outrun

When you see that you are falling

It is easier - to be good

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