Closer to Heaven

by Rodney Crowell


http://youtu.be/s2o6WBTXQ30

I don't like humus
I hate long lines
Nosy neighbors
And Venetian blinds
Chirpy news anchors
Alter my mood
I'm offended by buzzwords
Like "awesome" and "dude"

I look like a train wreck
I feel like a …….SLOB
‘Til you get to know me
You may think I'm a snob
But I'm closer to heaven
Than I've ever been

I don't eat sushi
I don't smoke grass
I don't wear pajamas
I don't drive fast
I hate idle gossip
And tasseled shoes
Slick politicians
They give me the blues

I don't ride in limos
I don't play golf
I don't own a rifle
That would blow your head off
But I'm closer to heaven
Than I've ever been

I'm riding that way
From cradle to grave
I'm learing to feel my hands on the wheel

I love my friends
I love my wife
Four little Babies
Are the light of my life
I love Sissy Spacek
I love Guy Clark
All the biscuits and gravey
I can eat with a fork

I don’t want to be famous
Who gives a damn?
I just want to be happy
Whoever I am
And I'm closer to heaven
Than I’ve ever been.
I'm closer to heaven
Than I’ve ever been.