you were born alive and well ; you were just fighting for yourself in kansas , 1 9 8 9 . you made peace with your parents — or the companies , at least — when you bought them their birthday cards , and you ran into their bedroom screaming , “ wake on up , it ‘ s morning ! don ‘ t just waste away the day ! “ , and in 2 1 years , everything that you learned turns and betrays you . you were scared and very nervous on the first day of school , when you moved here from out west , and the self righteous sultans of brooklyn took you in and you played baseball in the streets , and you were very scared , but the city never sleeps , so i stayed up with you over telephone wires ; the empire state that claims your heartache .
don ‘ t sacrifice work for subliminal health ; if you want something you have to do it yourself .