Wake Up

today's the day I'm gonna lose nothing
and change the world, I'm gonna do something.huge.just give me 5 more minutes, I hit the snooze button
the alarm again, feel like I barely blinked
but the clock says different, guess I didn't hear it ring
'cause two hours passed by in reality
while I was busy dreaming in the only place they haven't breached
guess I'm half asleep, talking nonsense
drag my feet across the hall, hardly conscious
washing off the residue of "anything is possible"
back into the "get a clue, everything ain't optional
crash.down from cloud 9 to earth
(gotta move) I'ma get some down time in first
turn the news up on the television... too depressing
flip on something lighter, shit, this tom and jerry, it's got me reminiscing
I'll sit a second, but I really gotta go
a whole world's still depends on me to fill the pot to grow
I know, and I will. just one more episode
one turned 4, if I don't get up now, I'll never go
picking up my keys, in pursuit of my vision
but I Just realize I ain't eat and there's no food in the kitchen
left it's cool though, I'll hit a drive through when en route so
it saves me time and money 'cause with both my budget's too low
I'm in the car heading over to dunkin donuts
windows open, music bumpin, I feel the summer approaching
I know must be close to 80, the whole city's alive
the vibe is beautiful, the people are smiling sitting outside
on their porches, the kids of course paying mind to no one that passes
to them the street's their court and I'm blocking their only basket
so I wait until they pause, then I pass with a wave and smile
thinking, today's too perfect to waste, and there's still awhile
until it's too late to make a difference, the world can wait, there's still all day to fix it
but this sun'll set soon, and I'd hate to miss it
when it may be weeks before this weather comes around again
that's southern new england's early spring, bound to end
as quick as it began, so I can't take it for granted
call to see who's around, who's down to hit naragansett?
I know there's plenty beaches closer by
where we can watch the sun set and see the whole horizon
and even though the time's getting late, and I still got things to do
there's not a place as close to perfect for this April interlude
between these cold fronts, so we decide it's worth the trip
the traffic's slow but, the Weather said 7: 36
that's an hour til the sun set, we make it in less than half of that
turn on the exit, pull in the lot at a quarter passed, and as
we're gazing at the aftermath today has left behind
a painted sky fades to black, the crashing waves against the side
wishing I could wrestle time to press rewind and loop this day again
the warm wind against my skin, the music nature sings
the scent of ocean air, the cold sand my feet are buried in
present in the moment, no regards, forgetting everything
I stand up and start to run
pass the shore and keep on going, reach the ocean and dive into the water, numb
from the freezing cold, a rush, so unbeatable
then I hear 'em screaming for me from the beach" come on we need to go"
I swim in, we get in the car and leave
I doze off in the back seat, wake up to us on my street
say peace. get out of the car and they drive away
finagle my keys, walk in the house at the light of day
rush to shower, change and brush my teeth,
get underneath the covers, turn the TV up to watch til I'm asleep
thinking back, reflecting on the time that passed
feeling like it's missing something, can't be nothing big to slip my mind that fast
roll over, eyes heavy, feel 'em shutting
still can't help but feel like I'm forgetting something