I don't always stay connected
even when I want to stay connected
time and circumstance have ways
of helping me forget
even when I want to remember
if you know what I mean

imperfection makes reality of dreams
imperfection takes reality from dreams

and sometimes I may not be understood
maybe most times, it doesn't really matter
cuz in the end only one needs to know
for all the rest can see me as the hatter
not the hater, but the hatter, next batter

nobody knows the troubles I've seen
nobody knows the old songs anymore
maybe it's just that nobody shares
maybe it's just that nobody cares
maybe it's much the same as it was before

it's gonna keep happening
I'm gonna keep coming back
for as long as it lasts
for as long as I can
for as long as I stay on this track

catcher in the rye
catcher in the vance
catcher in the alley without underpants

catcher in the rye
catcher in the block
catcher in the girly parts under her smock

sometimes some reference follows
no apparent reasoning
or rhyme
or meter
or anything

and then the lost art
of regaining focus
without losing concentration
and reconnecting threads
of thoughts and emotions
between words and eyes
and minds inside and out
is practiced or ignored
succeeded or failed
but no one ever knows
unless it's shared
maybe that is why I will always be here
doing this
doing that
somewhere

it's gonna keep happening
I'm gonna keep coming back
for as long as it lasts
for as long as I can
for as long as I stay on this track

I don't always stay connected
even when I want to stay connected
time and circumstance have ways
of helping me forget
even when I want to remember
if you know what I mean

imperfection makes reality of dreams
imperfection takes reality from dreams

bowm chicka wow wow

some may see this as a classic
some may see this as nonsense
some may miss the point completely
some may disregard everything

and then the lost art
of regaining focus
without losing concentration
and reconnecting threads
of thoughts and emotions
between words and eyes
and minds inside and out
is practiced or ignored
succeeded or failed
but no one ever knows
unless it's shared
maybe that is why I will always be here
doing this
doing that
somewhere

it's gonna keep happening
I'm gonna keep coming back
for as long as it lasts
for as long as I can
for as long as I stay on this track

catcher in the eye
catcher in the pool
catcher in the hood trying to play it cool

catcher in the eye
catcher in the web-bed
catcher in the blog getting into your head

sometimes some reference follows
no apparent reasoning
or rhyme
or meter
or anything

maybe repetition is the last refuge for
the wise man playing fool
maybe repetition is the last vestige of hope
for the fool with wisdom

imperfection makes reality of dreams
imperfection takes reality from dreams

the lunatic is on the grass

again