dukes

life is good, i'm living a dream
but not a sleepwalking life like i've lived before,
life was always a lot more fun whenever i did a bit more.
it's an open heart to the world
so the world is open to me
because when i've been closed
and insular
and hid myself away
it was the world that shut me out,
i shut myself.

but here i am, a mug of beer,
blowing smoke into the atmosphere,
looking to the distance -
no longer as a chance to escape
but a simple contemplation of the magnitude of life,
it's big, but it's as big as you make it.
my eyes are shining with pure joy -
more than just contentment,
i've got the rest of life to be content
so right now i'm going to live.