Leaf Dodger

my safe place is in delivery
i was dodging leaves,
but hitting people
and this church,
this church is empty
but sitting underneath
a beautiful steeple

and i cannot pretend
to attend
when i belive in nothing
to the majority's disappointment,
i can't even shake myself

and i've been rapidly
shifting myself
away from any company
a person's presence
well, i consider
a prison

these oblivions
they're way too involved
with themselves
just because you dance
along to peaches
it doesn't mean
that you're sexy
(but it doesn't hurt)

and maybe after a few years
of growing apart
we'll have something
to talk about
but at this point
i think a conversation
is just a waste of time

made my way into
the backyard, the backyard
found myself in the middle
of a congregation
in the name of a kegstand

and i was lagging behind
so i was lost
in the dialogue
i'm having trouble
keeping relationships fresh
with close friends

not like we notice, though
time speeds by
and leaves certain people
on the way side
and this is my time,
i suppose
i never hear from anyone

all the same,
i wish the better ones
the best of luck
for everyone else here, though
i could really give a fuck

it's good to see you guys
we should stay in touch more often
this past year has been nothing but trouble
it's been trailing me
and i have court next tuesday
i should be scared to death
worried about my future
and the direction in which my life is going

but i'm not
i don't have the energy
to bother
i'm a drifter lacking reason
and responsibility
cubicles have little to offer

to a head in my position
mission spotted,
but drained of ambition
i sit in circles, dizzy
writing out thoughts
that refuse to convert
into logical terms

we're not listening
anyways
my generation is full
of clean hippies and boring scenesters
these parties are always
so diverse
no one can ever agree
upon a playlist

so sublime is on
constant rotation
and i've never been
much of a fan
and everytime i try
to change the cd
someone is always waiting
to slap away my hand

it's good to see you guys
we should stay in touch more often
this past year has been nothing but trouble
it's been trailing me
and i have court next tuesday
i should be scared to death
worried about my future
and the direction in which my life is going

i never thought that i'd be the one
to get stuck in my hometown
i was quite surprised
but i guess everybody else saw it coming
you can take the kid out of paris
but i'm a parasite for life
i don't think i'll ever
piss out the chemicals completely

we've got the footsteps memorized
yeah, we dance around the subject
then switch partners
and i'm still seven years old in my head
you guys can be the cops
and i'll play the robber
catch me, catch me, catch me if you can

my reality is tearing apart
most of my days end
with me in handcuffs
a cop gets an attitude with me
and i can't help but call his bluff
what was the reason for pulling me over
i never even came close to the shoulder
cops can't catch real criminals
when they're busy trying to
reach a quota

and i have no one to blame
but myself
and i take full responsibility
but i'm still going to say
fuck every cop in this town

my safe place is in delivery
i was dodging leaves but hitting people.