A Thousand Times

I am rich and I am poor

I am healthy and I’m sore

I am certain and unsure

I am one foot out the door

I am dirty and I’m clean

I’m awake and in a dream

I am kind and also mean

Sometimes not what I think I seem

And it baffles me a thousand times

That I always was

And I will always be forever on your mind

’Til the end of time

And it baffles me a thousand times

That I always was

And I will always be forever on your mind

’Til the end of time

I am strong and I am weak

I am hopeful and I’m bleak

I am fierce and I am meek

A dichotomy, so to speak

I am false and I am true

I’m a wise man and a fool

I will give you all you need

But reserve the best for me

And it baffles me a thousand times

That I always was

And I will always be forever on your mind

’Til the end of time

And it baffles me a thousand times

That I always was

And I will always be forever on your mind

’Til the end of time

So I’m looking for a hope

I am searching for a rope

One to keep me anchored down

With the slack to wander round

I thought I would find a noose

But instead you cut me loose

Now that you have set me free

I’ll reclaim my identity

And it baffles me a thousand times

That I always was

And I will always be forever on your mind

’Til the end of time

And it baffles me a thousand times

That I always was

And I will always be forever on your mind

’Til the end of time