Poetic Perceptions:
Not My Cup of Tea
Sunny days and lemonade are not my cup of tea
You see that blinding light, that bitter taste
Well, hey, that’s not for me.
Please turn down that happiness and stop giving me that smile.
Just – please turn down the sides of your mouth there.
Yeah that’s it – stay like that for a while.
I know a man – a happy man
With haunting eyes that cut right through,
And he says, “Why don’t you write a happy song,
A little light but not too long.”
Well, happy sounds just don’t come easy but
How ’bout this one? Kinda catchy, don’t you think?
See, sunny days and lemonade are not my cup of tea
You see that blinding light, that bitter taste
Well, hey, that’s not for me.
Please turn down that happiness and stop giving me that smile.
Just – please turn down the sides of your mouth there.
Yeah that’s it – stay like that for a while.
Life is good. I’m not complaining.
Could be better, but hey, it’s not raining, right?
Please don’t think I’m not one for pleasures,
Good times and all life’s little treasures, but
Happy thoughts – they don’t come flowin’
Out of me so easily
I know they’re in there – even growin’
Yea. They’re in there. Somewhere.
This one’s for you
You tore it out of me
You have that way with your
Sexy soliloquies
Leave me now
You have your song
Love who I am
It can’t be ALL wrong, but
Take me happy
Take me sad
I’ll be the best you ever had
Because…
Sunny days and lemonade are not my cup of tea
You see, the blinding light, that bitter taste
Well, that’s just not for me.
So, please turn down that happiness and
Stop giving me that smile.
Just – please turn down the sides of your mouth there.
Yeah that’s it. Stay like that for a while.