I'm old
An old man
Old Man Dan now
No longer full of spitfire I am?
Nay.
Nap-time in the afternoons, sure
I don't push to become a sprawling success
I didn't work like a dog to become one either
Dogs like naps in the afternoons
Mostly, I feel bad for those that did bark and bite all day
And still didn't get anywhere out of the doghouse or rat-race
Compared to simple animals - barely a brain among them
Hard times to put all that energy into nothing
For a slim to none chance at making the headlines
At least I've seen past the bullshit that is advertising
"American Dream"
"Work Hard Play Hard"
"Do it For the Culture"
"40 Hours a Week"
"Real Men Put in Work"
There's this macho mentality that working til death is a good thing
I guess I'm not 'man enough' to die
Oh wait, I have a penis
I guess I am 'man enough' to tell those people they have no lives to lead anyway
But guess what? I do
I'm nice, just not to those that live as cavemen and Neanderthals
I know what I have to do
I know what I have to feel
I know what I have to take
That power and throw it back at them
And it's because I'm 40 years old
And I'm still mad
I still have anger coursing thru me
It'll never go away
And I still have to deal with everybody and their moron dad
Being idiots in the workplace
I'm not putting up with bullshit
I see old-school values held onto
As if there's really value in traditional
Except hypothetically
And historically
I have to tear it all down and destroy it all
And I have to do it because I have to fight
One man versus everybody
Because I am angry and I am all the time irritated
I don't know anybody that isn't in pain regularly
Yet, all I hear is low-key complaining
As I'm doing right now.
