Getting of the Dime Songtext
von Michael McDermott

Do you ever feel the forces
That you have to work against
They fi ght you all along the way
On both sides of the crooked fence
Seeds of indecision
Are constantly in bloom
They grow the fl owers of regret
In an empty low lit room
My feet were fi rmly planted
Or at least I thought they were
I tipped the cups of morning light
Of so many things I wasn′t sure
Blowin' through the pages
Of a burning book I found
That beauty was revealed by design
C′mon baby, we're gettin' off the
Dime
Second handed souls
And Salvation Army stores
The smell of one too many lovers


And one too many tavern doors
Addictions isolated
That abuse you and confuse you
In the hopes that you get left behind
One day at a time they say
That Achange comes from within
I′ve been trying each and every day
To tell myself I′m gonna win
Stumblin' way back home
It′s not that hard to realize
It's just another wall I have to climb
C′mon baby, we're gettin off the dime
I was standing by the fountain
In some strange Italian dream
The sermon′s so confusing
I can't discern just what it means
It said Ablessed those who hunger
Blessed those who thirst
Blessed are the lost and last
For they in turn shall be the fi rst
I woke up to the sounds
Of the construction drummers beat
The same old voices in my head
Defeat
Stagnant like a pool of hope
In a desert fi lled with doubt
I'm so fucking sad and sick of the
Wasted time
C′mon baby, we′re gettin off the dime
Listen to the sounds
Of the city while it sleeps
It steels the life right from your soul
And what it takes it always keeps
The winds of understanding
Blew through the curtains of your faith
It's a long road you′ve been traveling
The struggle shows up on your face
Open up your windows babe
Open up your doors
And let the light of life begin to shine
C'mon baby, we′re gettin off the dime