Front Row Seat

As slowly as a yogi stretches at an unsafe park

I tiptoe toward the gravity of the predicament we're in

I'd prefer to leave tomorrow sitting firmly in the dark

Instead of facing one more tired vision of the end

But if that's the ball game

If the experiment's complete

And we both stand around

To watch it all come down

At least we got a front row seat

I got good at changing subjects

Nearly everywhere I went

Until my conversations all got too good to be true

This world can wax poetic about airborne toxic events

While I'll take the time that's left me

And I'll give it all to you

But if that's the ball game

If the experiment's complete

And we both stand around

To watch it all come down

At least we got a front row seat

If it's true that it's a curse to live in interesting times

Then why do get butterflies as I peek over the ledge?

I'll bring the popcorn

You bring some wine

Just don't pay for the whole seat

If all you needed was the edge

But if that's the ball game

If the experiment's complete

And we both stand around

To watch it all come down

At least we got a front row seat