The Sunnyside of the Street
Embracing Life's Contrasts
Lyrics
Seen the carnival at Rome
Observation of the carnival in Rome
Had the women I had the booze
Had experiences with women and alcohol
All I can remember now
Only recalling memories of impoverished children
Is little kids without no shoes
Remembering seeing children without shoes
So I saw that train
Decided to board a train
And I got on it
Chose to embark on the train journey
With a heartful of hate
Filled with intense dislike and disgust
And a lust for vomit
Feeling a strong inclination to vomit
Now I'm walking on the sunnyside of the street
Feeling optimistic and positive
Stepped over bodies in Bombay
Encountered bodies in the streets of Bombay
Tried to make it to the U.S.A.
Attempted to reach the U.S.A. but ended up in Nepal
Ended up in Nepal
Arrived unexpectedly in Nepal
Up on the roof with nothing at all
On a roof with nothing, experiencing emptiness
And I knew that day
Realized a decision to remain in that place
I was going to stay
Determined to stay where currently located
Right where I am, on the sunnyside of the street
Content with the current situation, feeling positive
Been in a palace, been in a jail
Experienced extremes of being in luxury and imprisonment
I just don't want to be reborn a snail
Desires to avoid a slow and uneventful life
Just want to spend eternity
Wishes for eternal existence in the present favorable condition
Right where I am, on the sunnyside of the street
Desires to remain on the positive side of life
As my mother wept it was then I swore
Recalls a moment of maternal sorrow
To take my life as I would a whore
Expresses a vow to live life boldly and without restrictions
I know I'm better than before
Recognizes personal growth and improvement
I will not be reconstructed
Declares a refusal to be reshaped or changed by others
Just want to stay right here
Expresses a desire to remain in the current positive state
On the sunnyside of the street
Wants to remain on the optimistic side of life
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