Down the drain

When you're tired of living
you've given up on giving
and taking ain't no longer up your street
nor faking interest in those you meet
you can drown in sorrow
as you've pawned tomorrow
you can figure in your brain
you could just as well go down the drain

when you've had your fill of friends
'cause it all comes to an end
and you know there's not much to this love
the feeling everyone is talking of
you can drown in a side-show
seeing everything's so slow
you can figure etc.

        too much money drives you crazy
        and too little drives you mad
        plenty of feelings make you nervous
        lack of feelings makes you sad
        but it's better like that
        yes it's better like that

when you're sick down in a hole
don't feel like going on the dole
and going out to work hasn't worked out
not the reward that is so talked about
you can drown in self-pity
shooting junk down in the city
you can figure etc.

and the news has got me crying
all it ever does is lying
about history's pitiful parade
about religion's silly readymades
so I drown in yesterdays
when love and friendship seemed to pay
and I figure in my brain
I could just as well go down the drain

4/7/1980