The Great Ohio Desert

Patiently you sat, and you listened
And you cried of what beauty I had made
And I said "don't be sad, I'm just tryin' to be uplifting
But it all comes out wrong in such a pessimistic way"

Maybe life's not all that bad
Maybe life's not all that sad anymore

Patiently you sat by the steeple and you prayed
For all that's good to come your way
But with arms folded tight you missed all of the handouts
With your head facing down, and your ears all clogged up

Maybe life ain't all that bad
Maybe life's not all that sad anymore

Patiently you took to the streets
And you fought for what was yours and what was mine
And they said "Kid, grow up, this ain't time to be messin'"
We're all serious in some narcissistic, sad sarcastic way

Maybe life ain't all that bad
Maybe life's not all that sad anymore

Money grows on family trees
And the likelihood of livelihood does fade
But each awful song or album
Each lyric never listened
Is outweighed by a day just like today