Like Today...


Woke up, got up, near 11 O'Clock
Butt-naked, except I was wearin' my socks
And that's cool, cuz most the time this floor is cold
Stand up and stretch, look around this mess
My place has been a cave since she left me
Make my way to the kitchen, start the coffee
Then dip to the bathroom, begin the "Triple S"
Wash the previous evening off me
Now, out the shower, get dry, shove a Q-tip in my ear
Well, what do we have here?
It appears as if a piece of me has got motivation
Ain't nothin' wrong with a little morning masturbation
Fresh, dressed like fifty cents
Clean and awake, now I'm ready to commence
Spark up the caffeine and nicotine binge
And that's pretty much the pattern of how the day begins
And I read for an hour, maybe a half hour more
Then I put on my shoes and grab my key for the door
Put my headphones on for this world I ignore
Trek down the street towards the record store
Hey bro, how you do? Anything new today?
"Naw, man. How you been? It's the same ol' same again"
Well then, I'll be gone friend. I'll see you around
(Peace) and I'm out, destination...Uptown
In the summer time, the women wear a lot of skin
And if I sit in one spot, I can take 'em all in
Sometimes I even talk to see if I can make one grin
And if not, yo, it's cool I ain't gonna take it personal
From Anne Landers, to Annie DeFranco to orphan Annie
I love all women, but most of 'em just can't stand me
I don't know, maybe it's my hair or my clothes
Or maybe she noticed that you was diggin' in your nose
Either way, it's OK...I wasn't tryin' to get laid
I just wanted to say "I hope you have a great day"
And then she stopped, with a smile that began to blush
"Here, take my number, call me up
I'll come over and make you lunch"
Oooh...
I got up and headed down towards the bookstore
To check the titles that my man Micheal's got me lookin' for
My visit was short, cuz I just couldn't feel
That cat behind the counter, actin' like I'm here to steal
So I dipped back out into a crowd of tattoos,
Pierced body parts and colorful hairdos
And I question, "Did Babylon resemble this?
Are we gettin' any closer to the end of the list?"
A sensuous kiss *muah* placed on Apocalypse
We teach 'em how to make a fist, but not to resist
And I'm wonderin', "How'd we find this position?"
To people of people, and I still love 'em (especially the women)
Onwards to the coffee shop, maybe "Muddies"
For a refill and some sociological studies
See the junkies while they co-exist with the sobers
All the buggin' of bibles, to shruggin' shoulders
And that's when I saw her, sippin' her water
I wanna kiss her mom, just for havin' this daughter
Excuse me, Miss...I don't mean to come across strong
But I've been waitin' awhile, and you've been takin' too long
And she smiled...and I began to blush
She asked if I'd like to go to the bathroom, and make some love
And I got visions of us and the mirror gettin' steamed
And that's the very moment I woke up from the dream

Grrr...

Woke up, got up, near 11 O'Clock
Butt-naked, except I was wearin' my socks
And that's cool, cuz most the time this floor is cold
Stand up and stretch......and look for my soul

In tomorrow, I see no promise
And yesterday was like today...


-Atmosphere "Like Today"