Oh, little Mina, what’s the deal-a?
How ya feelin’, honey?
By your cries, I guess not well
Oh, little Mina, you out-feel-a what is hurtin’, honey
Mark it with your taste and smell
If you wail, if you fail, and you fall
Then you reach out and pull down
Oh, little Mina, here’s the deal-a: Oh, no!
Don’t bite me, don’t bite me
Don’t bite me, no, don’t bite me
Don’t bite me, I’m trying to tell you
The whole (dumb) secret of life
Oh, little Mina, it’s a wheel-a
Just transcend it, honey
As you turn and turn again
Oh, little Mina, irony-a
Is a fine companion
Though it’s not your last best friend
If you wail, if you fail, and you fall
Then you reach out and pull down
If you sing as you race through it all
Then I promise you, I promise you… ow!
Oh, little Mina, here’s the deal-a
How you feelin’, honey?
By your eyes, I guess not well
Oh, little Mina, what I mean-a’s
I would be ya, honey
Feel your pain and cleanse your hell
If you wail, if you fail, if you fall
Then you’ll reach out and catch on
If you sail through this place, then that’s all
I could promise you, and I promise you… ow!
Instead of the bad things, instead of the bad things
You make what you are as I am
credits
from Impossible Things,
released February 9, 2011
Written by Mark Linsenmayer
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