Surreal To Me

They read my pathology and they planned my maxillectomy for Monday
And I swear it was so bizarre when I opened up my eyes
I couldn’t say
anything to anyone -
my jaw was closed from what they’d done
Thank god my wife was next to me
or I’d have gone quite mentally
Oh man it’s so surreal to me

We slept in an old hotel to be close to when they told us if they got it all
And I limped through the gardens
like a movie star from 1949
Thinking of my life and my children -
will I still be there for them
Thinking of my wife and my friends -
and will I ever sing again

Oh man it’s so surreal to me - the life we’ve got
One day you are in control then suddenly you’re not

So they took me back to lay -
back on the table with the fancy clothes they gave me
‘Cause they said that the story wasn’t over
till the villian he was gone
We had to wait again so patiently
and held each other endlessly
Until they called us back to say they see the cells inside were cancer free

Oh man it’s so surreal to me - the life we’ve got
One day you are in control then suddenly you’re not

...and he said

And the doctor said I hope you’re feeling better soon
so we can start your treatment right away
You see we want to make sure
so we planned a year of chemo for your birthday

Now the world is a hotter place
‘cause they tell us it’s a state of global warming
And they fight in the middle east
like they used to do a thousand years ago
I see now everything so differently -
I thought I knew where I would be
But something else from up above
can take away the things you love

Oh man it’s so surreal to me - the life we’ve got
One day you are in control then suddenly you’re not

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