It's Not the One You Go to Bed With
11/15/07 06:52 AM | Gags
Ohio St. Looking East from New Jersey St. Chuck Pace© 2007
So its the one I woke up with again, that's good enough for some guys. Heck its good enough for me most of the time. But the one I wake up with is often a pain, a nagging insistent bitch that boils my brain until I have to look for a substitute. Substitute now that sounds good. But am I looking for a real substitute, or just trying to get the one I woke up with out of my head? Heck, sometimes I don't even go to bed with the one I would prefer, but I still have more choice then than with the one I wake up with. Where did this one come from? Obviously we had an encounter sometime in the past, maybe we shared a dance? How did you get in? What can I do the relive the good times, or maybe how do I get rid of you? My wife doesn't always understand. She doesn't' always have the thoughts of one old swinger or another, or some bouncy younger thing she can't get off her mind. They don't get into her head that way. She doesn't get the urge to grab on to one of the hotter ones that makes your heart beat a little faster and your feet want to do some wandering, not the way I do.
Here is the one I woke up with. 1979's "Century City" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Sometimes I wanna go
Right back where I came from
Back where I belong
But it never lasts for too long
Always goes away
Well I s till don't look for reasons
Thats much too hard these days
Why worry about the rain?
Why worry about the problem?
Honey century citys got everything covered
Well your mama gave you lovin
Mama held you near
Baby mam a cant do nothin
Honey mama just aint here
And you can pretend all you want to
But that wont work no more
No you cant run back to daddy
Yeah you tried that once before
Why worry about your father?
Why worry about your mother?
Honey century citys got everything covered
Were gonna live in century city
Go ahead and give in, century city
Like modern men, modern girls
Were gonna live in the modern world
Were gonna live in century city
Go ahead and give in, century city
Like modern men, modern girls
Were gonna live in the modern world
Sometimes I get discouraged
Sometimes I feel so down
Sometimes I get so worried
But I dont know what about
But it works out in the long run
Always goes away
And Ive come now to accept it
As a reoccurring phase
Dont worry about the rain
Dont worry about the problem
Honey century citys got everything covere
Were gonna live in century city
Were gonna live in century city
Were gonna live in century city
Were gonna live in century city