Homeless Guys (Rewrite of Fireflies)

   A friend of mine once had Owl City's "Fireflies" stuck in her head, so she was singing snippets of it over and over again...you know how it goes when you find a new song you like. So, she kept it running for awhile, until her dad decided to sing along..."You would not believe your eyes, if ten million homeless guys/Appeared and showed you how to live..." "Uh, Dad? That's not the lyrics..." She did think it was funny enough to Facebook, where I picked it up, and after some speculation on how the rest of that version would go, she dared me to write one.
   So, thanks to Amanda, here it is....

Verse 1-

You would not believe your eyes, if ten million homeless guys

Appeared and showed you how to live

What could you learn from the things they'd tell

Of the things they didn't do well?

How could that apply to you

And the circumstances where you're stuck like glue?..

Chorus 1-

I'd like to make myself believe

That Planet Earth turns slowly

But that I could not say,

Cause it would not be true

And being so it's sort of, kind of, like a lie...

Verse 2-

You would not believe your ears

If the guy selling beers

At the baseball game had good advice

Yes, that picture is kind of weird

Yet you wouldn't notice a mustard smear

On your hair behind your left ear

While thinking over his words once or twice...

Chorus 2-

I'd like to make myself believe

That Planet Earth turns slowly

But that would be a lie,

And it would not be true

And girls just don't like that in a guy...

Bridge-

Our lives are like a track

(Please, won't you get here soon?)

They go straight, then out of whack

(Please, won't you get here soon?)

Whether it's raining, snow or sleet

(Please, won't you get here soon?)

I'll be so glad when our paths meet.

Verse 3-

To all those homeless guys:

Sorry, but I had to say goodbye

Because I had to leave and go find you

But hey, I'll know where my friends are

If things ever go real bizarre

They'll be a short ride away in my car...

I'd like to make myself believe

That Planet Earth turns slowly

But that I could not say

Cause it would not be true

And being so it's sort of, kind of, like a lie...

I'd like to make myself believe

That Planet Earth turns slowly

But that would be a lie

And it would not be true

And girls just don't like that in a guy...

Outro-

I'd like to make myself believe

That Planet Earth turns slowly

But after all I couldn't say that

Because it wouldn't be true

And I don't want to have to lie to you...