livin' the dream

peeing into my sink

two for one gyro special

is getting easier to eat

but damn - I'd much rather drink

just enough to make me sleep

pushing boredom away and deeper

where nightmares disappear

scattered thoughts on paper

just wishing you were here

livin' here at the marshall

sometimes it really seems

that I'm livin' the dream

satin legs and bouncy breasts

never settling for less

stalking down michigan ave

on a sunny shady day

kung fu minstrels juggling burdens

much too large to see

blind neighbors search for cover

legless beggars pull us under

limping pigeons tripping

down hallways of forgotten lives

enough to make me realize

it is a choice to survive

livin' here at the marshall

sometimes it really seems

that I'm livin' the dream

trying to fall asleep at last

with a heart that never rests

transients are always welcome

when you're lost without a past

days drift by like train cars

so deep within their spell

passing life at this hotel

where even souls are hard to sell

but when my life finally bursts

into beauty rarely seen

please come try to find me

livin' here at the marshall

livin' the dream

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