The Backyard Of My Life
It Was Heaven To Escape Hell
I don't remember how it happened
Who caught me and chained me to the place
Took me to the production line made this man into machine
Left me there to rot and slave away in a rat race
Killing my inner creative child
Destroying any chance i had to dream
Deprived of freedom breaking my back on the day shift
With drop outs deadbeats zombies and robots
Every morning i would wait at the bus stop
And think to myself about running away
Where would i go with no money or prospects
I was tied to the circumstance and the situation
The sun never seemed to shine
Rain clouds above my head over cast and black
The bell would ring when the work was done
It was the same old story time after time rinse and repeat
I couldn't really put my finger on it
When the walls began to close in all around me
Out of nowhere my heart started to sink like a ship
The frustration and the misery set in
How could i escape from that filthy prison
Before it slowly turned my soul to steel
Was my past present and future fate sealed?
Would i die a death in hell's kitchen
It was late one dark November night
When i finally broke free from the mundane trap
I gathered my thoughts grabbed my things never looked back
I realized i always had a choice i was blinded by ignorance
What a waste of my precious time
What a crazy diversion from my happiness
These days i don't let the things i get get the best of me
I believe in my self and i don't do anything purely for money
By Keith Hagger
