born at 5:00, bright blue eyes
mother beamed, father cried
his first words came from a song mom sang
big sis wished it'd been her first name
and he took his first steps learned to live upright
he sat through school but he ran thru the night
and at thirteen kissed a girl but she didn't kiss back
a name misspelled on the diploma
paycheck u003d> road trip u003d> arizona
his first love wore her hair full of curls
they called it quits but he found another girl
and everyone stared as she walked down the aisle
kids got daddy's eyes and they stole momma's smile
and for a while there everything was goddamn peachy keen
until he cheated death at 35
asleep at the wheel swerved just in time
his heart grew cold and he lost touch
the job was boring and the marriage was tough
then he saw a drop of blood roll down his son's face
he was standing in a robe he was teaching him to shave
and he snapped out of it and he learned to love again
but a stroke got dad and they buried mom
once the cancer grew too strong
a lullaby from sister's lungs
first tear in dad's eye since the birth of his son
so he took the year off to get back on his feet
he didn't do much, took a trip to the beach
here he slept on the sand had a dream where the girl kissed back
highway home, daily grind
birthdays, holidays, peace of mind
he lost his hair, found his laugh
composed a will and his epitaph
there was nothing too special about the way he lived life
was about average build, was about average height
sometimes he did things wrong other times he did right
a porch out front and a yard out back
the quiet life in the cul-de-sac
kids in school gowns and ties
more little babies with bright blue eyes
so he cashed in his chips and he moved to the hills
but he didn't eat right and he didn't take his pills
and then at 5 clock one day those soft blue eyes grew still