The Serpent Said (Banks)
In the silence of the night, a serpent shape
Moves its way across the stony floor
In the comfort of your life, the serpent said,
You know that you could have still more,
Picture where you want to be
The door is open wide
Don't you really want to know?
Don't you want to know how it feels
To see if it's all worth trying?
You want to know how it feels
Don't you want to rule the world a little bit,
Who to help and who to leave to swim?
You could better everything, the serpent said,
In your own peculiar way,
History would honour you
No matter what you did
Don't you really want to try?
You want to know how it feels
And see if it's all worth trying
You want to know how it could feel,
In the silence of the night, you lie awake,
Turning over in your mind the words:
If at first you lack the nerve, the serpent said,
You could always try again.
And now left upon your own
Has nothing changed at all
Do you really want to know?
You want to know how it feels
And see if it's all worth trying
You want to know how it could feel,
To be the one.
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By: Jimmy Buffett
1979
Let me tell ya' now
He sips, he quips
Dreams a lot about sailing ships
Wants to throw it all away
Wants to have it back someday
Love's fool, Sears tools
Wants to win that football pool
Spend it on some real good grass
Disappearin' oh so fast
Tell my story pain and glory
Guess my occupation
Free and easy warm and breezy
Overnight sensation
I got house pets, Lear jets
Tryin' to learn about basinettes
Oh Miss Piggy dance with me
Let me take you to the sea
Dreamsicle, b