Drowse
Queen Lyrics

It's the sad eyed goodbye
The departure is sorrowful and heart-wrenching.

Yesterday's moments I remember
The memories of the past linger on.

It's the bleak street, week kneed partings I recall
The memories of leaving with weak knees due to the hopelessness of the street prevail.

It's the mistier mists the hazier days
The memories of hazy, cloudy days still flood the mind.

The brighter sun and the easier lays
The memories of easier days with bright sunshine are still cherished.

There's all the more reason for laughing and crying
When life is easier, the emotions of joy and pain are felt even more strongly.

When you're younger and life isn't to hard at all
Life seems much easier and manageable when younger.

It's the fantastic drowse
It's the delightful dream-like state that is experienced.

Of the afternoon Sundays
It's the dreamy state that is often experienced on lazy Sunday afternoons.

That bored you to rages of tears
The boredom often led to an explosion of emotions.

The unending pleadings
The never-ending requests for one to waste their time with thoughts of future years.

To waste all your good times
To lose the moment and good times to future worries.

In thoughts of your middle-aged years
The constant anxiety and worry about middle age years.

It's the vertical hold all the things that you're told
It's the holding of beliefs told by others, the conformity to normative behaviors.

For the everyday hero it all turns to zero
For the common person, it all results in nothingness.

And there's all the more reason
There's even more justification.

For living or dying when you're young
It's better to experience life or death when one's youth and problems are minor.

And your troubles are all very small
With small troubles, problems are easily solvable.

Out here on the street we'd gather and meet
Street gatherings and meetings were common.

And scuff up the sidewalk
Sidewalks were carelessly layered with scuffs.

With endlessly restless feet
Feet that are continuously restless, never still.

Half on the time we'd broaden our minds
Time was always invested in thoughts that broaden the mind.

More in the pool hall
Most of these thoughts were during pool hall games.

Than we did in the school hall
More than any other place, the pool hall was where new ideas and concepts were exchanged.

With the down town chewing gum bums
It was common to see homeless people chewing gum downtown.

Watching the night life the lights and the fun
They watched the night life, its bright lights and various entertainments.

Never wanted to be the boy next door
One has never had the desire to be an average person.

Always thought I'd be something more
One has always believed they would be something special, unique.

But it ain't easy for a small town boy
It's difficult for a small town individual to accomplish their dreams.

It ain't easy at all
It's an arduous task to accomplish.

Thinkin' it right and doin' it wrong
The right thought may lead to the wrong actions.

It's easier from an arm chair
It's easier to observe and comment than to act.

Waves of alternatives wash over my sleepiness
The sleepy mind is washed over by many different options or choices.

Have my eggs poached for breakfast I guess
Planning to have poached eggs for breakfast.

I think I'll be Clint Eastwood
Thinking of oneself as a great, admired individual such as Clint Eastwood.

Jimi Hendrix he was good
Admiring Jimi Hendrix's talent and musical ability.

Let's try William the Conqueror
Let's consider becoming as great as William the Conqueror was.

Now who else do I like
Trying to determine who else to admire and become like.