Over My Dead Like

 

Like it or not

Hey shut-ins, let's shout...! Don't stand so close to me.
To keep your "distance", well that's not easy for anyone, who likes to socialize.
In my twenties, I was like that more or less. Having too much fun, chasing women, making music with the guys. 24/7. No distance needed then. Especially on stage, hiding behind a microphone was no option, I had to interact with the crowd. Shouting out, chanting, daring them to join in. Going too far? Nope, that was never the plan. Just to get high on energy was enough.
Strange as it seems, in these unpredictable times we live in with a new virus, I'm not having a single problem with "distance". Sure, we all know the protocol, so if you want to end up like a walking dead, go ahead. Over my dead like. I'm not anyone's friend anyway.
Since I have children of my own, I've kept the social world further and further away from me. Safe in a shell?
I have been focusing myself on my creativity for a long time now, always too preoccupied on writing songs, my family and work, it has become a habit, a selfdiscipline, a regime that has kept me going and consequentely distancing myself.

Suddenly you're old....

I'm not complaining. Just wondering what will happen between us.