Jim Colyer
Standing at my mother's grave
Tears flowing like water
Her life ended in failure
Defeated, crushed forever
Preacher said to celebrate
Celebrate my mother's life
Only thing he's celebrating
Is another pay day
The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die
Hamlet peering at the skull
Poor Yorick! I knew him, Jim
A man of infinite jest
I sure hope he's in heaven
He carried me on his back
We laughed until our sides hurt
How hideous he looks now
His bones rotting in the dirt
The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die
New Horizons at Pluto
Looking back on ourselves
3 billion miles from our earth
From here we're invisible
Could it be we're just scum
Floating on a grain of sand
Or do we even exist
This illusion we call man
The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die
Jim Colyer ascap
Tears flowing like water
Her life ended in failure
Defeated, crushed forever
Preacher said to celebrate
Celebrate my mother's life
Only thing he's celebrating
Is another pay day
The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die
Hamlet peering at the skull
Poor Yorick! I knew him, Jim
A man of infinite jest
I sure hope he's in heaven
He carried me on his back
We laughed until our sides hurt
How hideous he looks now
His bones rotting in the dirt
The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die
New Horizons at Pluto
Looking back on ourselves
3 billion miles from our earth
From here we're invisible
Could it be we're just scum
Floating on a grain of sand
Or do we even exist
This illusion we call man
The Paradox Of Life
Born to die
Still we question
Why why why
The Paradox of life
Where's the purpose
What's the reason
We should die
Jim Colyer ascap