Jandek

Highway

Jandek


I can't believe I'm here
With all the deaths I almost died 
And then woke up in another place 
Disoriented, I shook my head 
What, where, how 
Who, when, how much 
What an escapade that was 
And here I'm shooting like a star 
In the sky 
What a thrill that death ride was 
But I'm glad to be alive and well 
Let me check my parts 
And see if I'm all here 
Let me collect my thoughts 
And organize my mind 
Let me remember myself 
All over again 
Yes I've got to go 
And I've got to stay 
And be careful about the chasm in the road 
Don't fall down there, you might not come back 
If it hurts bad enough, you'll get knocked out 
And maybe wake up in another body, or a rock 
Or a lake, or a tree, or a cloud 
You might even not know what you are 
You might not be anything at all 
For millions of years 
Or for all of the time 
To be no thing is a dream I had 
Do you come close, or is it far away 
Are you a highway for a lot of souls 
I can't believe I'm here