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When I'm Feeling Better

from Make It Better by Jeremy Lyons

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I wrote this while convalescing from pneumonia.

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When I’m feeling better

When I’m feeling better
I’m gonna clean up this old place
I’ll put everything in order
Scrap the junk and all the waste
When I get back on my feet
Gonna start a new routine
I’ll work and be productive
Like a well oiled machine, oh yeah.

When I’m feeling better
I will be more organized
I’ll get myself some good gigs
And spend lots of time outside
When I’m back up on my feet
I’ll learn to play a thousand tunes
I will read a thousand good books
And study planets, stars, and moons, oh, yeah.

When I’m feeling better
I never will complain
About him or her or so-and-so
And all my aches and pains
When I get back on my feet
I will learn an honest trade
I will master works of wood and earth
And I‘ll never be afraid, oh no.

When I’m feeling better
I’ll finally write that book
I’ll go hitching ‘cross the country
And fishing with a hook
When I get back on my feet
I will leave this old coal mine
I‘ll get a cabin in the woods
Where the air is clean and fine, oh yeah.

When I’m feeling better
To Carnival I’m bound
I’ll headline at the MOMS Ball
And tear the roof on down
When I get back on my feet
To New Orleans I will go
I’ll say goodbye to Boston town
Where no one says “hello.”

When I’m feeling better
I am going to get fit
Maybe I’ll try yoga
Tai Chi, and all that sh…stuff
When I get back up on my feet
I’ll treat my body as a friend
I’ll take good care of myself
And I’ll never drink again, oh no.

When I’m feeling better
I will act in some great play
I’ll become a famous movie star
And then throw it all away
When I get back up on my feet
I’ll go back to my hometown
Make everybody love me
From the mayor straight on down

When I’m feeling better
I will be a different man
I’ll go into politics
I will take a stand.
When I get back up on my feet
I’ll read up on history
I‘ll lead the workers of the world
So that everyone is free

When I’m feeling better
I will travel round the world
I’ll learn seven different languages
And go with several different girls
When I get back up on my feet
I will say what’s on my mind
I’ll tell all the world to screw themselves
But I’ll never be unkind, oh no.

When I’m feeling better
I will know what life is worth
I will cherish every morning
That I’m still on this earth
When I get back up on my feet
I’ll go walking every day
Try to make this world a better place
In some small kind of way.

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from Make It Better, released August 1, 2016
Jeremy Lyons: acoustic guitar and vocals

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Jeremy Lyons Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jeremy Lyons. Singer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader. Slide and finger-style guitarist. Once a staple of the New Orleans scene, he is now known more for his work with Vapors of Morphine and the Busted Jug Band as well as a local children's music performer and educator. This page features Jeremy's output with New Orleans' Deltabilly Boys and as a solo artist. There is more to come! ... more

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