i saw the new day coming

my mom tells me that when i was younger, every morning when i woke up, i would walk into my parents room and proudly present myself, "Okay, I'm awake!" i thought i was God's gift to the world, telling my parents - i've done my part, now you do yours!


its the other way around now. when the buzzards, or the maids, or the heat, or the monkeys outside my window wake me up - it's as if Africa proudly presents itself, "Okay, you're awake!" God's gift to the world, telling me - i've done my part, now you do yours!


So i know why my mom got up with me every morning. when you have something as exciting as a new child at your bedside, or a new world - there's no time for lying under the covers.



(yes, i am aware that John Doyle and Africa is probably the world's most absurd analogy)