
HALF A MIND
[Verse]
Lately I have half a mind
to throw it away.
Lately I have half of the moments
that I did yesterday.
Some nights there’s nothing left
but the smell of burning bread
and the hunger in my belly.
Will I be hungry when I’m dead?
[Pre-chorus]
If I can forget
my own dinner
why don’t I forget
the pain.
The only thing
that keeps me going
are the memories
that remain.
[Chorus]
I have half a mind in the mornings,
half a mind all day.
Maybe I’ll wake up tomorrow
and have something more to say.
[Verse]
The V.A says they’ll pay a nurse
to see that I am fed
just as long as I can measure
the holes inside my head.
Don’t know when I’ll get an answer
or if I should leave this chair
'cause my head it is itching
from the memories living there.
[Pre-chorus]
If I can forget
the mail man
why don’t I forget
the pain.
I have half a mind
to leave here.
I have half a mind
to stay.
[Chorus]
I have half a mind in the mornings,
half a mind at night.
Maybe I’ll wake up tomorrow
with something more to write.
[Verse]
My family asks if I’m comfortable
and have everything I need.
When I hear them making jokes
I forget what I think.
I feel like I should apologize
for wasting all their time
but sorry's not the word you want
to be in your last line.
[Pre-chorus]
If I can forget
my family’s jokes
why don’t I forget
the pain.
The only thing
that keeps me going
are the smiles
on their face.
[Chorus]
I have half a mind in the mornings
half a mind all day.
Maybe I’ll wake up tomorrow
and laugh the pain away.