Wall..all thangs comes full circle,
At least, that's what I've hood said,
And I's sure I ain't no 'ception,
After all the thangs I've done an been
But, Lawd, I jes never thought
I'd be turn'n transendental…ag'in.
Now, thangs have finally settled down, Lawd
Since after lightning struck Symonds tree,
And, listen Lawd, I ain't no prize to fight for,
As jes' about any fool could see
I's jes a poor simple auto 'chanic
Who jes wants to be let be.
Look, I know yer jes bein helpful Lawd,
An I's the last to argue 'gainst the benefit,
But it was real strange last time, convincing Janie Lou,
That I didn't just forget
And that song I been singin' every mornin'
Well, it really did only have one word in it.
And your inner light show, Lawd
Well, that's got to be the purdiest thang I've eva seen,
An the feelins I been feelin, Lawd
Jes make my heart want ta bust its seam
But, its kinda real embarasin' Lawd
Havin' to wear a towel on yer head, if ya know what I main.
But I gots to check it out with Leroy at the station,
Because I kinda promised him I was gonna give all this up
After the last time I got transedental an tried to teach him meditation.
And, you know I don think he ever right forgave me,
Getting him into that position, an all,
Especially with that city doctor talkin' about jaws of life, or…amputation.
Listen it ain't like this is all new to me
An I ain't knowin, what all it is I's missin
An not wantin to be no 'lightend nor 'luminated,
Well, Lawd, now that cain't be no sin
An I heard somewhere's once that ya'll made some kin' a law
That says iffin I say stop, ya'll have to lissen.
Well that's all I really gots ta say, right now
An I's sure some day thays bound to be a reckonin,
But seein as how ya'll are real trasendental ya'self Lawd
I'm pert sure ya'll won't mind what tis I's sayin;
But really I speaks my mind when I says to yall,
I'd rather be damned than turn transcendental, …again.
Diarmid
copyright 1995