My life is dictated
By what programs are airing on my television set
When did I become a slave to it?
When did I become it's convenience?
Isn't it suppose to be my convenience?
To be there to fill the empty gaps in my life
Not my life filling the empty gaps inbetween "my shows"

You know, I know the names of the whole cast
    on Gilligan's Island better than
    I know most of the names of
    the people who live in my neighborhood
I can tell you what they eat, drink and wear
    and how they got there
But if you ask me the color of my wife
    and kids eyes all I can do is
    mindlessly stare and give you a sigh

So you know man, I got to get out of this
    tv addicted existence before it swallows
    the rest of my life away whole
Before it permeates the rest of my being
    and rots my flesh permanently into
    my disappearing soul

Man, I've got to forget about "Frasier's" strife
Get me at least "an almost tv free" life
So I can go out and play with my kids
    and remember the name of my wife


by savvy-03/23/2001...

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