Drinking A Beer Outside

from The Dream Of The Shepherd by Kenny Hoffman

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When I let my mind wander
I wonder where it goes
It leaves in tattered tennis shoes
and returns in wedding clothes
I’m on the roof
on top of the house
of anguish and yearning
It’s been a while since I’ve been out
I smell a cigarette
wafting from a lower balcony
If I could I would
ask the smoker if they’d like some company
I’m drinking a beer outside

When I let my mind wander
I worry that I'm going to lose it
It’s taking a year to finish this beer
Maybe it’s time that I’m abusing
How is this my life?
I didn’t choose it
Sound is only a metaphor
for music
I’m drinking a beer outside

I wish I were a caveman
so I could be the guy
to invent cave painting
for the first time
and they would call me
Caveman Breath
I would provide the model
for the artist obsessed with death
and everyone I meet
would become a better person
and I will consider
communing with a higher power
when I’m done
drinking a beer outside

I’ll consider believing
in a higher power
I’ll consider believing
when the can is empty
I’ll consider believing
when the can is empty
I’ll consider believing

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from The Dream Of The Shepherd, released May 4, 2021
Words and music by Kenny Hoffman

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