Dishes

I am not Jesus, though I have the same initials
I am the man who stays at home and does the dishes
"And how was your day?
Is that woman still trying to do your head in?"

A man told me to beware of 33
He said, It was not an easy time for me.
But I'll get through,
Even though I've got no miracles to show you.

I'd like to make this water wine -
But it's impossible
I've got to get these dishes dry

I'll read a story if it helps you sleep at night
I've got some matches if you ever need a light
I am just a man
But I'm doing what I can to help you.

I'd like to make this water wine -
But it's impossible
I've got to get these dishes dry

And I'm not worried that I will never touch the stars
Because stars belong up in heaven
And the earth is where we are

And aren't you happy just to be alive?
Anything's possible
You've got no cross to bear tonight

I am not Jesus, though I have the same initials

The day after the revolution

The dust has settled - replaced the bulbs in all the lights,
I guess I'll get no sleep tonight.
A revolution happened. Oh sorry, you haven't heard?
We are the children of the new world.

If you're quiet you can watch if you like -
They say the future's beginning tonight.
Whole empires will crumble - civilisations will fall -
Lie on your bed, hear the sound of it all.
No anger, no guilt and no sorrow -
Sounds unlikely, I know, but tomorrow
You will wake up to find that your whole life has changed:
Although nothing looks different
A revolution took place.

I love the way you do it, I love the way you put them on:
You know the answers but you get it wrong.
Why did it seem so difficult to realise a simple truth?
The revolution begins and ends with you.

Now all the breakdowns and nightmares look small,
Now we decided not to die after all.
Because the meek shall inherit absolutely nothing at all:
If you stopped being so feeble you could have so much more.
The answer was here all the time, you see,
Just how I missed it was a mystery to me.
I have waited and waited for this day to arrive
The revolution was televised -
Now it's over, bye bye.

Last updated: 14th January 2000