Groove Vacation

GROOVE VACATION
You feel like no one’s listening.
You’re sure all hope is gone.
You know, you’re probably right-
But still you travel on.

Can’t give in to inertia!
It’s healing just to move.
Don’t worry ‘bout the rhythm,
Just get into the groove.

Forget about what’s happened.
Forget about what’s next.
The clouds will all roll on
So you didn’t do your best.

The evening breeze is balmy
As it brushes through your hair.
You think you can’t control it-
You stare and stare and stare.

Then something brings you back
To the place where you belong.
Before you know the words,
You start humming to the song

Of all the secret mystery,
Of all the love that’s real,
Of all the silk inside you
And of everything you feel

That’s right or wrong but crucial.
It’s all from the same source.
Your mind is just the medium
And it uses brutal force to

Stamp out all the knowledge-
Of the earth, of trees, of fire-
That are given you at birth
By the Mother of desire.

Don’t give in to thinking.
Don’t give in to time.
Give up all that’s happening
In the trap you call your mind-

Remember where you come from.
Remember what you’re like
Without the fear of falling
Without the righteous hype.

Then dance through all the words
And rules and expectations.
Stomp out all the roles
And start your groove vacation.

MG 5/5/2005