Sleep/Walk

Case,

You wake up at 2:30 and there's much work to be done
The pacifier's hidden and the sandman's on the run
You stumble to the kitchen, you fumble for the light
Your pupils dialated on another weary night
You slowly gain your focus as the room comes into view
This is your great challenge; now what's a man to do

The past is far behind me, while the future's all too near
And the moment can escape me in a thousand thoughts and fears
Days go by in double-time, so fast it's such a shame
But I'll face what's in front of me; my dad he did the same
I'll slowly gain my focus as the world comes into view
This is my great challenge, and this is what I'll do

I'll sleep in a decade
I'll sleep when I'm dead
I'll sleep like a baby
when I have a clear head
I'll walk with a purpose
I'll walk through the haze
I'll walk, shoulders heavy,
right on out of this maze

You wake up at 6:30, still 10 minutes from the sun
Your selfishness forbidden by the greatest thing you've done
You loudly pick yourself up, yet proudly hold your head
A baby and an ego they both need their daily bread
You slowly gain your focus as the room comes into view
This is your great challenge; a man knows what to do

I'll sleep in a decade
I'll sleep when I'm dead
I'll sleep like a baby
when I have a clear head
I'll walk with a purpose
I'll walk through the haze
I'll walk, shoulders heavy,
right on out of this maze

You wake up at 10:30, there was silence now there's none
A little bit guilt-ridden, counting noises one by one
You're rolling with the changes, no controlling this ride
No use for fond reflection on the time you used to bide
You slowly gain your focus as the room comes into view
This is your great challenge; now what's a man to do

There's lessons I have taken and advice I've just ignored
Made promises I've broken, but I've fallen on the sword
I'd like to be the hero all seven days a week
But I'll settle for the father who knows of what he speaks
I'll slowly gain my focus as the world comes into view
This is my great challenge, and this is what I'll do

I'll sleep in a decade
I'll sleep when I'm dead
I'll sleep like a baby
when I have a clear head
I'll walk with a purpose
I'll walk through the haze
I'll walk, shoulders heavy,
right on out of this maze

Love,
Dad