I'm growing old
So many heavy loads
To carry
On the way
My hair is turning grey
I dye it blond
And wave my wand
But I don't need magic
I don't need god
I don't need the mysteries
Of the universe
To unfold
I don't need
Smoke and mirrors
I don't need
Faith or fear or
I don't need
To push any rocks
Up a hill
I don't need time
To kill
I don't need
Anything
I don't need you
But together we make
All the lies come true
This silly world
Of illness and seizures
And strokes and cancer
Of debts and puppies
And lawsuits and dancers
Of my people
And your people
Of America's Next Top Model
Of deep fried everything
And candy-filled people dreams
No, I don't need magic
I don't need god
I don't need the mysteries
Of the universe
To unfold
I don't need
Smoke and mirrors
I don't need
Faith or fear or
I don't need
To push any rocks
Up a hill
I don't need time
To kill
I don't need
Anything
Not even you
But together we make
All the lies come true
Our little world
On Austin Avenue
With the cars rushing by
And the ravine in view
And the renters in the basement
And the roommate down the hall
And Ariel and Oscar
Won't play fetch with a ball
And my job changing every day
While yours just stays the same
And the same and always the same
Always moving freight
But, I don't need magic
I don't need god
I don't need the mysteries
Of the universe
To unfold
I don't need
Smoke and mirrors
I don't need
Faith or fear or
I don't need
To push any rocks
Up a hill
I don't need time
To kill
I don't need
Anything
But I've got you
And together we make
All the lies come true