Forget Tennis

from Wary and Without by Lukas Olson

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I've got a dizzy head when I wake up in the morning
Got things to do and you know I'll have the time
But I'll never do much more than raise my eyelids
and then sink back from the light

In a far-off place, we've got people making fortunes
Leaving little people to scramble for the scraps
And if you think we're doing fine, you'd better wake up
Get off your comfy ass

Set things aside, don't keep them on your mind
You'll be racing to the sound of the week
When our five days are up, take yourself to the couch
and sink into your television dreams

I'm on a tennis court now, I got no teammate envy
Got a shaky hand and I don't know how to swing
So I'll go through the motions, put a frown on
And then go back to my dreams

So you keep things moving but don't try to gain advantage
Keep the ball inside the little colored lines
Or drop the racket, make the change and tell them you don't need the phony lies

She sings the song, we buy and go along
With the ever present dollar and its schemes
When our five days are up,
Take yourself back to the couch and sink into your television dreams

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from Wary and Without, released July 18, 2015

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Lukas Olson is a songwriter from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is where he keeps all of his aural lunacies, and you are welcome to listen.

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