paris from a balcony

standing on my balcony overlooking the eiffel tower

i've been standing on this balcony for at least a half-an-hour

smoking rolled cigarettes and drinking perrier

and thinking over all of the things i saw today

the louvre is the biggest building i have ever seen

and it's true what they say about french people being mean

the tower at night will direct your eyes to god

the lights were so amazing, i felt obliged to applaud

as we sat and waited for the dusk to dawn

children set off firecrackers on the surrounding lawn

their laughter brought me back in time to better days

bak to a time when i wasn't filled with such malaise

i'm five floors up and staring down at destiny

i'm six feet short and wondering, "where's the rest of me"

just a hollow man with a dream but without a plan

and my dream is scattered by truth as the sheets by the corner fan

paris in the summertime is no cure for my condition

as i'm standing on this balcony with a complete lack of volition