it's somebody somewhere's birthday
so happy birthday
whoever you are
i stole
that line from an oracle
who was pumpin from a radio
in 2004
and when
the sky turned black and grey
the kids all ran away
back into the motel to rent videos
july mornings at a manmade lake
somewhere in saskatchewan
some watering hole

and somewhere there's a better place
i wouldn't put money on it but
it's more home than here
we'll be perfect, we'll be in shape
we won't be scared to be cliches
at least not any more

and now
you're 17 years old
you're beautiful, you're egoless
you've got the time
to work out all your shit without the strain
you're allowed,
and you can be all emotion all the time
and you can't buy
cigarettes to fight your hunger pains
unless you're a cute girl
or a friend of cute girls
we're all basically cute girls anyway
you've got all these ideas
they're all blatant fuckin ripoffs
yet somehow you feel like they're ok

cause you haven't had a thought of your own
to break through and make things ambiguous yet
so when i come into work
don't treat me like i'm stupid
i'm just sad, you'll have a reason soon too, i bet

because THERE
ARE BETTER DAYS COMING I SWEAR
AND I DON'T WANNA SEEM LIKE I DON'T
CARE
AND I DON'T WANNA SEEM LIKE I DO
I DON'T WANNA LOOK LIKE ANYTHING
MAKE ME ONE WITH EVERYTHING
AND PUT ME BACK IN MY OWN SHOES
SHOES