What Was Is

I was a man whose mind was easily swayed

And though I claimed to be self-made

It was all a lie, and you could see it

Clear as the blue sky

I was most particular in my taste

Why let a good obsession go to waste

Had a thing about boots, and a thing about rings

And a thing about people who have things about things

I really was that way, but now I’m here to say

What was is now is was

And I tell you this because

It’s something you feel in the back of your mind

At the end of the day when you watch it unwind

And you’re looking for a cause, it’s this

What was is now is was

I knew a girl who knew a woman once

Who drove a blue Impala through a chain link fence

Just because it was in the way

It seemed to make sense

That was when the air was free

There was nothing to do and no one to be

But maybe I could be you and you could be me

And we kind of assumed immortality

Now we got to face reality – TIME’S UP!

What was is now is was

It happens to the best of us

It’s a natural fact in the back of your mind

At the end of the day and it all unwinds

You just stop and mentally pause on this

What was is now is

Mm-mm-mm-mm-hmm-hm

Mmm-mm-mm

Put your hands together for the hot dog man

Was a time once he could make a stand

For somethin’, now he phones it in on a land line

Are you havin’ a good time?

Hey mister 1-800-this is for you

It actually matters if it isn’t true

What was is now is was (Yes, it matters)

What was is now is

What was is now is (It happens)

What was is