My Hat - Timothy B. Schmit

When you stood up and told me that I had to get my hat

It was time for me to reach out for the door

I didn’t then what I know now, and it is just a fact

My behavior was just this side of poor

Well I can’t really tell you what was going through my mind

But I try my best never to be rude

If my heart is not open then I start to fall behind

And you’ll see one of my off color moods

Don’t know when it might end

Maybe I should make my amends

So I buckle up tight

And try to stay on this roller coaster ride

I go up, I go down

And I keep spinning around

Well I wake up each morning, I get ready for my day

And I’m all set to conquer all my fears

But I tend to let all these little things get in my way

It’s been happening a lot these past few years

Sometimes I think too much then nothing happens way too fast

I might stare out the window but not see

I need to capture the moment 'cuz I know it may not last

It’s a matter of letting things just be

Sometimes I’m on fire

Too much pent up desire

So I buckle up tight

And try to stay on this roller coaster ride

I go up, I go down

And I keep spinning around

It’s so much later than I’d like

And there’s so far to go

Tonight is such an endless night

And I can’t sleep now

It seems I’m on a roll

I have moments of greatness when I feel I’m on a quest

There are times when I dangle by a thread

In the sweetness of glory I feel raging tenderness

I prefer it to when I hang my head

Such a puzzle to me

Seems I’ve misplaced my key

So I buckle up tight

And try to stay on this roller coaster ride

I go up, I go down

As I keep spinning around