As I, Simply Drink My Tea

let the tea steep as you light the day's first cigarette
a cup of joy, cup of awake, cup of calm, cups of zen
the art of conversation learning where you begin and I end
respect is a form of love in the bigger picture not to neglect
listening to others as I simply drink my tea
up to me to contemplate the meaning of free

knowing human nature is a legacy handed down from the past
insight into underlying truth and awareness to share before you pass
clear and certain with with ideas of apprehension, to see the strife
I am the actual essence of inward nature of the philosophy of life
listening to others as I simply drink my tea
up to me to contemplate the meaning of free

the mentally ill may take pills but, it's hard to know what is real
I am not like everyone else with empty spaces and time to think
when I think of how tenderhearted I am and how I feel
going off into that dream place with empty spaces and time to think
listening to others as I simply drink my tea
up to me to contemplate the meaning of free

Yes, it's up to me to contemplate the meaning of free
not every one takes the time to see what I see
inbetween spaces of you and me
there is no one like us so I will let myself be
listening to others as I simply drink my tea
up to me to contemplate the meaning of free

George Waldrop- As I, Simply Drink My Tea by Texhobart on Mixcloud