| Here I am again, Tired from not sleeping, Sad from not loving. I feel miserable again, Here on this plane, Here on this earth. I've done it again, I've stayed out all night. I feel it again, I dread this flight. Why? Because I'm sick, Sick of being owned. I write because I'm sick, Sick of being known. If I was normal, Would she like me the same? If I was just a stock boy, Would she still enjoy my name? I'd like to believe she does and would, I believe in her and believe in me she should. I'm gonna lean my head against this window, Close my eyes and go to sleep. I'll wake up in the next town, With thoughts beyond deep. The days will go by as I will just act. As the days go by I can only look back, At the good times, The fun. At the bad times, The fun. I wonder if she misses me as much as I miss her, I wonder if she waits to see me, I wonder if she waits? I'd like to think she did and would, I believe in her and believe in me she should. My hear is so curious, My mind is so blank, Without you I'm lost, I'm an empty tank. |
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| Here's my take on this poem! 'Empty Tank' holds a lot more to it than just Jeff feeling run down from the road. Everybody has low points in their life where they wish they could just be something else. Something other than what they are. And, yes, I'm not a superstar (yet) so obviously I have no idea what it's like. I don't know what Jeff's thinking. But from what I read in the poem there's no difference between him and the rest of us. I have a job and a status here in my town where I'm well known. I volunteer here and there and the kids know me well, the parents know the me that I show them. But they don't actually know the whole me. And I always wonder if they did know, would they still like me? As far as wondering about someone... I wonder a lot. I wonder about my friends back in Connecticut and my family elsewhere. I've had a few rounds with long distance relationships and believe you, me... they're hard to deal with but in some cases, well worth it. On a side note... a question actually. I've looked at a few different websites to see if it's possible that the forth line up is possibly a typo of sorts.. but they're all the same. I was wondering if maybe it's supposed to be "My heart is so curious" rather than "my hear is so curious"... If anyone knows *please* tell me. |
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