Have You Ever

Have you ever been so lonely that you felt quite close to

tears
And your thoughts went racing backwards to the happy by gone

years
To the days when you were twenty, fit and sprightly and

care free
And no challenge seemed too daunting you'd try climb the

highest tree?.

Have you ever felt nostalgic and your thoughts went far away
To the school yard in the lunch hour where you used to romp

and play
With your school friends from the old days have you wondered

where are they
Have they too grown slow and settled do they show their

years in gray?.

Have you ever been in a bar room on a night out with the

boys
Felt the lilt of drunk man's laughter an intrusive sort of

noise
And a sudden rush of sadness bring the teardrops to your

eyes
And you go off to the toilet where your feelings you

disguise.

And back home you think about it in the peace and in the

quiet
Whilst the others were so happy I felt down a bit tonight
And you feel you'd one too many and you blame it on the beer
But you've often drunk more liquor and tonight your thoughts

were clear.

Have you ever at house party asked yourself what brought me

here
And you feel obliged to linger though you'd like to

disappear
And the people seem so friendly but you still feel out of

place
And you get the strangest feeling your's is not a welcome

face?.

Have you ever on the train home after working hard all day
Felt your effort has been wasted and at home you ought to

stay
Whilst the boss drives new mercedes you must struggle all

the way
And about that man you work for you don't have good word to

say?.

Have you ever felt your best friend really not your friend

at all
Why he often pass your house by and he seldom ever call
Except when he is after something and for him there is some

gain
And though he claim you are his best friend in your heart

the doubt remain?.

Have you ever been in the company of a humorous sort of

bloke
And there were peals of laughter when he cracked a funny

joke
But the punch line seemed to slip you it went way above your

head
And you were left to wonder why they laughed at what he'd

said?.

Have you ever watched a young man kiss his girlfriend on the

street
And you thought him a bit cheeky felt he ought be more

discreet
But you silently were wishing he were you and you were he
And your feelings on the matter only sprung from jealousy?.

Did you ever meet young lady and she smiled and looked your

way
And your ego felt inflated she had helped to make your day
Till you realized much later for you she could never fall
She was just a friendly stranger and no feelings there at

all?.

All these sort of situations you will meet along life's way
And this game of life and living is no easy game to play
In a simple situation a great challenge we can see
And this thing called human feelings is too big a thing for

me.