Crowns and Clocks
My neighbor bought a ladder just to prove the sky was low
Climbed halfway to heaven,
said he had nowhere to go The mailman brought a warning in
a bright red envelope Said the truth was running late because it
couldn't find its coat
My uncle owns a compass
that keeps pointing at the floor
Says he's never been mistaken,
he's just been wrong before
The weatherman predicted
there'd be sunshine in my shoes
I walked outside on Monday
and got soaked in yesterday's news
Everybody's got an answer
Everybody's got a plan
Everybody's pointing fingers With a mirror in their hand
Everybody's right until Tuesday
Everybody knows the way
Monday wears a crown of gold Then Tuesday takes it all away
Everybody swears they know me
Everybody's got a clue
But the man who sold me Monday Said that Tuesday wasn't true
The judge declared my shadow
was a danger to the sun
The jury was eleven clocks
that couldn't count to one
My banker sold me silence
with a thirty-year return
Then charged me for the lesson
that I never got to learn
My cousin bought an ocean
in a little paper bag
Said the waves were getting lazy
and the tide was starting to sag
I asked him where the water went,
he pointed at the moon
Said, "Everybody's right, my friend,
but Tuesday's coming soon"
Everybody's got a reason
Everybody's got a side
Funny how the loudest people
Never ask themselves why
Everybody's right until Tuesday
Everybody knows the way
Monday wears a crown of gold Then Tuesday takes it all away
Everybody swears they know me
Everybody's got a clue
But the man who sold me Monday Said that Tuesday wasn't true
I spent a lifetime being certain Of the things I couldn't see
Built a castle out of answers Then forgot to make a key
Now I leave a little window
For the things I haven't learned 'Cause the world keeps changing colors
Every time the page gets turned
Everybody's right until Tuesday
Everybody knows the way
Monday wears a crown of gold Then Tuesday takes it all away
Everybody swears they know me
Everybody's got a clue
But the man who sold me Monday Said that Tuesday wasn't true
I asked Wednesday for a second opinion.
It said, "Come back Thursday."