Life looks good on paper My days are lined up neat Got my work, my meals, my plans And a roof above my feet Still I sit here feeling Like a chair with one leg bent Not a storm, not a reason Just a quiet that won’t end Maybe I’m just missing A hand to hold mine steady A face that says “stay here” When the room gets too empty Why’m I so mellow? Why won’t it go? I got a good life Still I feel low Why’m I so mellow? Tell me if you know Maybe I’m longing For someone to call home It comes and goes in pieces Like rain on a clean window One week I’m fully laughing Next week I’m moving slow I don’t need some rescue I don’t need a grand goodbye Just somebody beside me To share a day, a night Maybe I’m just human And that’s the whole of it Wanting soft connection In the middle of a good fit Why’m I so mellow? Why won’t it go? I got a good life Still I feel low Why’m I so mellow? Tell me if you know Maybe I’m longing For someone to call home It’s not the dark It’s not the pain It’s just the space Between my names Between “I’m fine” And “come closer” Between the hours I want more of Why’m I so mellow? Why won’t it go? I got a good life Still I feel low Why’m I so mellow? Tell me if you know Maybe I’m longing For someone to call home It comes and goes I let it pass A quiet ache That never lasts Still if you’re out there Maybe you know This mellow feeling Loves a little hope
