Month of Music Meme - Day 15 — A Song That Describes You

[csberry]

This is the second hardest entry of the month. I'm still not thrilled with my choice. Of course, my lack of lyrical knowledge extremely limits the amount of songs I know of that could be used to describe me. While it was tempting to do Steve Miller Band's "The Joker," XTC's "Love on a Farmboy's Wages," or Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly," they all seemed to only identify certain aspects of how I see myself. What is a Gemini to do? Go enigmatic but cling to one particular portion of the lyrics as justification that the song isn't a cop-out but an accurate description of how I see myself was my decision.

Do you know me as the quiet guy watching the group or the one on center stage? Do you see the Eagle Scout or the nonconformist prankster?

"Zebra" from the John Butler Trio is filled with contradictions and opposites, but I do definitely agree that:

"I can be anything I put my mind to, boy,
All I gotta do is give myself a half a chance."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9gAqvttwq8

I could be loud man, I could be silent
I could be young man or I could be old
I could be a gentleman, or I could be violent
I could turn hot man or I could be cold
I could be just like the calm before the storm boy waitin' for all hell yeah to break loose
I could be innocent or I could be guilty
Doesn't mean that I won't believe in the news
So I'm singing ...

I could be rich like a wandering gypsy
I could be poor like a fat wallet lost
I could be the first man or I could come last
It's not who breaks the ribbon boy it's how you get across
I could be red, blue, black or white sunset
As dark as a day boy or bright as a night
I could be the sun boy or I could be the moon
I made it from the stars boy I'm shining so bright
So I'm singing...

I could be asleep boy, or I could be awake
I could be alive and a be the walking dead
I could be ignorant or I could be informed
I could lead my life man or I could be lead
I could be anything I put my mind to, boy,
All I gotta do is give myself a half a chance
I could bring love back into my life
And share it with the world if I had some balance