Sketches
La Rocca Lyrics

All i have's the journals that I write
The author only has his journals to capture the experiences of his 20-something life

Sketches of a 20-something life
The journals contain sketches of various events that occurred during his 20-something years

Glory pieces shining on a page
Certain moments from his life are highlighted in a glorious and shining manner on the pages

Boxing nights of disappointing rage
The author faced nights of disappointment and anger, likened to a boxing match

Legends never leave an ounce of flesh
Legendary moments never leave a physical mark on the author

Colour fades a memory like death
Memories fade away over time, much like colors fade after death

I mistook with all the strength I had
The author made a significant mistake with all his might

Words laid down in mornings turning sad
Words written down in the morning turned into sad thoughts

Left a window seat for who may pass
The author reserved a window seat on a train or plane for anyone who may take it

I long to see a skirt or cotton blouse
The author desires to see a woman wearing a skirt or cotton blouse

Inside of a woman's changing room
He desires to peek inside a woman's changing room

Got invited back, gave opinion too
The author was invited back to the changing room and shared his opinion

Coloured queen a winters night in a bath
A woman, likely of a different race, is bathing on a winter night

Can you feel this prose tease out a laugh
The author asks if the reader can feel his writing sparking laughter

Never got to see the mighty sands
The author never got to see vast deserts or beaches

Settled for a back-row in the stand
He had to settle for sitting in the back row of a spectator stand

Many New Years Eves' I spent alone
The author spent many New Year's Eves alone

Shaking with the fear while crawling home
He was shaken with fear while walking home

Digging even deeper down for oil
The author dug deep within himself to find the motivation to continue living

To fuel the fire roaring in my soul
He used this motivation to fuel his passion and soul

Of course I wanted credit where its due
He wanted recognition when he deserved it

I feel so very blessed to play with you
He feels grateful for the opportunities to play with others

We get over everything it seems
People seem to get over everything eventually

Wide awake while all around is dream
The author is awake while others are dreaming

Dig your Autumn taste and marriage needs
He explores the idea of a woman's taste and desire for marriage during autumn

For half a piece of mind, I mined your peace
He pursued a woman for the sake of his own peace of mind

Using every face I run into
He uses every person he meets to gain new experiences and insight

Take a seat and tell me something new
The author invites someone to sit and share something interesting or unique

Maybe when I travel left of town
When he travels to the left side of town

I could play the 20-something down
He could suppress his 20-something behavior and appearance

Pretend I've won the lottery and sing
He pretends to have won the lottery and sings in celebration

Get into the mansion house and...
He dreams of entering a luxurious mansion

Bring, a bottle opened slowly at the door
He brings a bottle of wine slowly opened at the mansion's door

Added to the missing lions roar
The wine is added to the already missing roar of a lion statue

Didn't we go looking for the place
He reminisces on looking for a place

Where all my inspirations wrote their face
He focused on the place where his inspirations wrote their thoughts

Telephone kept buzzing on the plane
The author received a phone call while on a plane

Filming what could never be again
He filmed something that can never happen again

All I have's these journals that I write
The author still only has his journals containing sketches from his 20-something years