Should I go to the
CVS
or to the Walgreens store?
Walk down the aisles again,
try to recall what for we're there.
50 cons of toothpaste
and 40 cons of soap
it surely would seem to me
I only need one that's good
but with with another
50 choices
comes another hundred
voices in my head
No great angels, no big devils,
just another hundred levels
to contend with
Should I go to the diamond outlet
or to the jewelry store?
Should I ask how they found
all these precious jewels and ores
with their clandestine minds
and their unfair labor practice?
It surely would seem to me
I should probably never ask,
but with another
Another fifty choices calms
another hundred voices in my head.
No great angels, no big devils,
just another hundred levels
to contend with,
then when I found a perfect one,
there's another hundred
ways to be outdone
I found some sapphire -crusted earrings
in the shape of Mother Mary
With the whole constitution
carved on the side
I found a monogrammed down pillow
with the shavings of a
young willow tree inside
I found everything I ever wanted
and it opened up a door
I took one half a look around,
there were half a million more
I found everything I ever needed,
and more, and more, and more.
Should I go for the 15 grain?
Should I go for the light seedless rye?
Should I go for the enriched,
unbleached,
unbromated, stone ground,
whole wheat flour?
Is it high fructose corn syrup?
Is it genetically modified? far is it?
Is it safe for my children?
And how would I decide?
With another 50 choices
comes another hundred
voices in my head.
No great angels, no big devils,
just another hundred levels
to contend with
then when I find a perfect one
there's another hundred
ways to be outdone
right now
there's a farmer's three -kid family
who can barely keep the
clothes upon their backs
But I found an organic two -tone sweater
and this banging hat from Bangladesh,
an alligator suit
and blue suede shoes just for the hell of it.
I found everything I ever wanted
and it opened up a door.
I took one half and looked around,
there were half a million more.
I found everything I ever needed,
and more, and more, and more
Throw the old stuff out to be burned,
I don't need it anymore
That ain't my style now
No, no, I'll find one great big store
And it's got everything I need
I'll find more things to make me mean
Until the day that I am gone
Should I go for the red headstone?
Should I go for the gray carved granite?
Should I go for the silk lined box?
Or for the straight pine basket?
Should I wear my finest black suit?
Should I hold one single rose?
Should I try to take with me
All of the things I chose