Good To Be

What am I doing?  

I’m a nice Jewish boy

I’m supposed to be a doctor or a lawyer 

And if I’m lucky

Winning some recognition 

The ‘Someone E. Something Award for Contribution in the Field’

I could hang it on my wall

Instead of the posters of the musicians 

I’ve never met 

Who’ve somehow managed to chart the course of my life 

But no matter how off-off Broadway the ride

No one expects to end up in converse with God

In battle with God

For the sake of God 

Or maybe we all are 

And my eyes are just a little more wide open

But holy shit 

It’s good to be alive