No Thanks (That’s Okay) – Spoken Poem with Music.mp4

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No Thanks (That’s okay)

I was walking down the side of the street
and I heard a whisper out the side of a mouth
“Marihuana? Coka I’ll sell ya smack
That’ll make your eyes turn black,
I can make it turn you upside down
I can eliminate that frown
And it’ll even turn your fingernails brown
I see you’re in a lot of pain
No use but to surrender into a fresh escape
Where you can shut out the world and just stare in space“

I said, “no thanks, that’s okay
I’ll find another way
I’m not sure what it is but
I’ll get there someday”

The man on the top of the hill up there
Yelling at all of us about hell
The philosopher is telling him you don’t know me that well
He said God almighty is going to take the reigns
And you’re going to be wishing you’d’ve been different
Surrender your life to a secret power
That you can’t see but maybe you can feel
If the stories inside your head are drilled
We’ll place you in a friendly community
That all believes the exact same thing
And you’ll never have to worry about your doubts

I said, “no thanks, that’s okay
I’ll find another way
I’m not sure what it is but
I’ll get there someday”

Camo man with his booth set up
He stopped me and demanded to talk
I wasn’t in a hurry but I pretended not to understand
Finally he cornered me and asked
Do I feel like doing something cool
We’ll give you a gun and put you on a plane
And we’ll let you travel the entire land
All you gotta do is put your name on the line
And we’ll have you out there in the nick of time
Your dad did it, your grandpa did it
Don’t you think you can help us out

I said, “no thanks, that’s okay
I’ll find another way
I’m not sure what it is but
I’ll get there someday”

A man came to me and was holding up a ring
And told me we could be forever
We could get a house in the country
Raise a bunch of dogs, cats, and kids
We’d find meaning in each other
And there would never be another
In fact we’d be the only ones
Eternal solitude and relaxing in the sun
If you will just be the hun
I started thinking, he started smiling
Then involuntarily it all came out

I said, “no thanks, that’s okay
I’ll find another way
I’m not sure what it is but
I’ll get there someday”

The well-dressed individual told me he could decide my future
I just need to step inside the store
He’d measure me up, put me in a suit
And then I’d be a rich famous businessman
Of course I’d need to clean up, cut, and shave
Forget everything I learned and say yes sir
“Let me get your size and then you’ll
Be in for a surprise at what your limits can be
Don’t you see a future with a
Fancy title, money to spend, and a second home on the lake
I’ve got some Italian brands with on it your name

I said, “no thanks, that’s okay
I’ll find another way
I’m not sure what it is but
I’ll get there someday”

Someone knocked at my door and rang the bell
When I opened it they were holding a bunch of papers
And asked me are you going to vote for him
I asked what happened to her
And they told me oh she couldn’t run this time
But that if I would trust him
He’d change my whole way of thinking
And make me believe in the country again
That we were going to do it for real this time
We promise really, it will all be different
Then they handed me the card

I said, “no thanks, that’s okay
I’ll find another way
I’m not sure what it is but
I’ll get there someday”

The Nigerian in the funny white hat
Says I’ve got something for you to
listen to if only you’ll come back
In this very place around six
He puts a necklace on me
And tells me not to be afraid
But to write my name in the book
Of peace and part with all my spare change
I count what I need for the night
And decide I guess it will be alright
But when he reminds me to come back tonight

I said, “no thanks, that’s okay
I’ll find another way
I’m not sure what it is but
I’ll get there someday”