How Much Is Enough

I’m staring at the ceiling laying in bed

Tracing the cracks above my head

Trying to figure out

where the water comes in

But I just won’t know ‘til it rains again

I tell myself I’m doing fine

But I know deep down it’s a slow decline

Sometimes you’ve got

to adjust your load

And remind yourself

it’s a hazardous road

Dogs are fussing by the backyard gate

Man, I need some place to concentrate

I feel the music move in me

I just need a way to set it free

Holy Moses here it comes

Rain as loud as a Gatlin gun

Clattering against my window pane

And the constant sounds

like a diesel train

But it’ll all run smooth like an almanac

It’ll fade one day and it won’t come back

It’ll stay familiar

when the going gets tough

But how much is enough

I wonder how much is enough

I’m standing in the spotlight

doing my thing

But I just can’t get these birds to sing

You feel my angst, you hear my cry

As I dive in deep for a second try

I’ll be ok, I’m just confused

By a brief attack of the stage fright blues

I catch your eye, I raise my brow

You flash that grin

and it all works out somehow

Yeah, I know I said I’d quit real soon

But it feels so fresh

this thing I’m doing

Like I found my groove just yesterday

And I still got so much left to say

Cause it’s in my body, it’s in my blood

This path I’m on, this endless road

There’s a guardian angel

following me around

She’s taking notes and she won’t back down

And it’ll all run smooth like an almanac

It’ll leave one day and it won’t look back

It’ll stay familiar

when the going gets tough

I hope I know when I’ve had enough

It’ll lure me in like a siren song

Then spit me out

when it all goes wrong

Until such times I’ll strut my stuff

But how much is enough

Tell me how much is enough

I’ve left my mark it’s fair to say

From the starters gun

to the close of play

I’ve lived the life, withstood the pain

When I’ve overindulged,

or I’ve abstained

I’ve walked alone & gone without

I’m a lonesome rider on a roundabout

If only someone had explained

About the lifelong lock

and the ball and chain

When all is done and dusted

From the moment of my birth

I’ve spun my long interminable songs

around this earth

Now to be here in this place with you

This special place we’ve built on truth

We made our vows, our endless song

And like a chain link fence,

we’ve stayed so strong

A chain link fence you can’t tear down

We’ve sown our love on fertile ground

Our frailties and adversities, have

brought us here

Now what must be will be

I’m staring at the ceiling laying in bed

Tracing the cracks above my head

Trying to figure out

where the water comes in

But I just can’t tell ‘til it rains again

Til it rains again

I just can’t tell ‘til it rains again