Without a Doubt

Just because I devoted my life to her
doesn't mean I can't love someone new
Just because I gave it my all and all
doesn't mean I can't give my all to someone new

I needed closure... I needed to know for sure
if she was meant for me or if I was wasting my time 
I don't know yet, the uncertainty is rather unpleasant
I know one thing... I made a choice to love her
but it doesn't mean I can't love another...

unanswered prayers might be a gift
she says less is more but more is better
I might add a catch phrase I've been saving for this moment
What if the one is without a doubt... without a scapegoat, no way out
locked in set free, locked down secure as can be... 

I know one thing for sure... all the uncertainty can drive a man crazy, 
drive him to do things he wouldn't normally do,
to think the way he wouldn't normally think
taking the mind to places where the mind should never go
she says the forbidden fruit tastes good... what does it all mean?

I shake her peach tree... but I want the one on the top
we can make a picture perfect wedding... the whole nine yards
devoted, loyal, playing the cards... what if I'm the king of clubs
diamonds in your eyes and you need a backrub
have I been stressing you out... have I been the king of hearts

have you been playing a twisted little game... I can be the king of spades
put it all on you... you're the one to blame... 
I don't want to be your joker, laugh with me not at me, play along not against me
I'm only trying to live my life to the fullest potential... 
I can do anything I put my mind too,,, but i can't do it without diamonds in the sky... 

I'll always be a friend with an open heart
in silence without desolate circumstance
I'm over and under it... I'm not a good guy, I'm a good man...
I'm not evil but I've had evil ways...
I'm not stupid but I've done stupid things

I believe I'm making the best mistake of my life...
without a doubt there is one out there for me without a doubt in mind...
she gives me a second chance after going through a moment when all was hopeless
I may be a hopeless romantic but for the first time in my life there is hope... 
come take me home when the flowers wilt ... I found closure...

no more sappy sorrow leading to repercussions uncalled for
her uncertainty is accepted as a sign from the heavens above...
that it may not be meant to be, sources tell me otherwise... not anymore
but I believe we may of reconnected to heal each others wounds
the scars are left behind now... she is quite pleased and so are you 

you can be the one, you love the poetic poise...
the stillness in sound motion sequence
you can be the one, you hate the repetitive noise...
you want a man that moves to the beat of his own heart...
who sings the song of his soul and spirit...
one who listens to the sound of the whistling wind

do you want me to walk with the wind this time around
mother mary lead me home... Isis is a queen of the night
to fly I've got to walk with the world in stride...
keep my feet planted on the ground
breaking free... I've fallen in love with life itself a ll over again
there was a time when I didn't care if I lived or died

came down a few notches but don't underestimate my highness
I wake up most mornings grateful to just simply be alive
high hopes... big dreams, imagine freedom and justice served
paint the picture, I don't need you... i want to give you all my love
I might be a broke loner with no job but I'm not a scrub 
I have a gift from the heavens above... they showed me who I am, made me a better man
there was a few kinks I needed to work through... my stature is still respected 

All these punks trying to stand up to the man...
working in the dark against their fellow man
the brotherhood can't be broken...
all my sisters out there in the smog find a way home
there's someone out there for me...
I want to fall in love all over again and I see things clearly now
... fly away with me... no one is truly free...

we're confined by the stratosphere ... fly away with me... no one is truly free...
I'm not an astraunaut but I've been outside of the atmosphere
release all the atmospheric pressure... the constant conflict... the uncertainty and the childish fears
I don't fear love... I'm not afraid... I don't fear God...
I think he needs a good laugh after seeing all that goes on down here...
they stripped her of her dignity and now she needs some time to heal...
This little concrete box kept her confined and concealed...
not knowing what to think or how to feel

not knowing if his stains are bigger than his eyes can see... is he for real?
I don't know, we'll see how it goes... than there's you queen of diamonds,
excuse me Gloria I'm going to kiss the sky... I need love not hate...
a destiny fulfilled not a dead weight...
a fantasy fulfilled not second rate...
a one who isn't unsure of who she wants to date...
we've been connected for so long that I don't want to wait

what is meant to be will surely be
prayers don't go unanswered but not everything goes as planned...
all her doubt is giving me a second chance...
I'll save the last dance for the richest in soil...
a tight knit interwoven wrapped around a battery coil...

smile when you see me, I'll be that good vibe...
your eyes are so far away... come closer
look into my eyes tell me what you see...
the blood of the scribe or the one who is done bleeding out
we all bleed through the same veins...
reddish indigo soul vicariously watching her fall around me under the marroon below...
snapping silver lines... the grapes are falling off the vines...
royal blood walking with the masses

they were talking smack while I was out there in silence kicking asses...
no one has the right to say anything unjust... in the one I trust...
you can be the one... open your eyes... come closer
please stop disrupting my love life I've learned my lesson...
brush the chip off your shoulder, like a cowboy I kick up the dust in the wind...
here i go again... on my way up to the spirit in the sky...
we've got to walk with the world in stride to fly
I see it as clear as day and as dark as night...
I heard the pin-drop from a mile away in a sound of mind mighty roar
who says a lioness and a Gorilla man can't be lovers...
what if I've transformed into the lion-king

I have a daughter and I don't even know her well...
I know she's a bit of a brat like her father
a strong sense of character... an actress with a voice...
I can be her mentour, show her the ropes...
give her high hopes... but darling prepare for the worst,
we all had high hopes... the dream crushed our spirits...
the industry is a beast, they'll chew you up and spit you out...
but I leave them no other choice... my own entourage,,, my own camouflage ...
my own label, my own voice... 

I'll show her what not to do...
the dangers of second guessing...
she can do it her own way...
her own song her own dream
or she can join forces in the entourage ...
music and film go hand and and hand... 
kill two birds with one stone...

with the right creative team we can do it all...
a jack of entertainment
be the the entertainer not the entertainment...
I'll laugh with them... or shall I keep a straight face
I'll try not to crack up but its all silly to me know...
Gloria and I spent a decade with uncertainty 
what was the point of all our parted and pained misadventure...
heartache and mishap... unsure if it was a trap ...

an artist doesn't rule out the master plan... the big dream...
the natural flow of people places and things...
who cares about the gimmicks or the scheme...
the people are all scared of the dark it seems...
all I know is that nothing is as bad as it seems...
more than meets the naked eyes
that don't see clear without the minds eye...

the rolling stones say to get the one with the far away eyes...
not the one who left you mesmerized than lonesome and blue...
they want me to grow a pair of balls but she busts them...

I burst the bubble... I break the ice... your a grown woman
your not chewing gum and snapping bubbles...
giggle giggle hardy har har... my daughter don't even act that way...
neither does she neither do you... it's okay it's okay she's still daddies little princess...
the angel she's always been...

I gave her a little black box of dark chocolate and it may of been the best gift of all...
the one that took her from a sadist pacifist to a woman who sticks up for herself...
she's no longer sitting in the corner crying or whining...
she has to stay strong... Gloria and my daughter are a part of the entourage...
we'll be the voices in the song and the story... the song and the script...

how many characters course through your soul...
you can go from desolate to happy go lucky...
separate the character from the real you...
have fun with it, go with it, the world isn't out to get you... 
the one mystery woman without a name
with far away eyes isn't who she claimed to be
yet for some reason I see that she is staying safe and sound

The world is full of lady killers who mess with womanhood
you can be a Goddess but it ain't all sunshine and rainbows
enlightened one it's got to storm sometimes
enlightened one I'll soar like an eagle...
to gain the power to manifest everything you want
you first have to surrender the ego... let it go... 

I've suffered long enough but it was all worth it
I feel more alive than I've ever felt before
I feel like a God damn electric fire on fire
we don't need no water let em burn
calling the kettle black... call the bastards SOBs
and the SOBs bastard son of a bitches and slobs

they run around like little hellions
driving there tin can cars...
living in their soapbox house of broken glass, candle wax and cards
well I huff and I puff and I blow your candles out
I deal the queen of diamonds... The one with doors open and perceptive
the one who said... "you are the one", I'm not fighting anymore... lets build an empire...

hey... enlightened one are you awake... the tears are falling!