down in Manitou

Down in Manitou you can choose if you want to be a star in her dark sky Down in Manitou a dozen friendly smiles isn't worthwhile I find I want to put out the light why be a star when you could have the sun shine so warm on your skin daytime all the time save the starry night for your heart and his and it's back to this they buy me this they buy me that and I'm just wonderin' where you're at right about the time they ask me what I'm thinkin' what I'm feelin' and I start sinkin' deep into myself and your picture so old I'm so down Down in Manitou where the sun shines only by the light of the moon a dozen friendly smiles isn't worthwhile when I just want to put out the light become a rock something dull for Mr. Sunshine to show his face and shimmy by even if for one last time why be a star in a cold black sky when you could have the sun I want to feel the sun the Daylight.OK so I'm sitting in a bar in a strange town in Colorado (I'm from Texas) holding a picture of the only person in the whole world I've ever truly loved and it's actually just his Astroworld/Six Flags membership card that he gave me because he didn't want it anymore.. And I have a guy on the left of me trying to buy me a drink and a guy on the right of me trying to make small talk. And the reason I'm there is to play the song I wrote for him in front of many people because I am mourning the loss of him and maybe I want a little attention or admiration also, for this work of art. After I play, it seems I just get sadder and sadder sitting there. The people in this bar and maybe a few in the town really like me and want me to get back up and jam with them for the rest of the night. But I just want to crawl under a rock and die. Written January 7th, 2002 © on Jan 07 2002 07:31 AM PST   0 • 18 • 1