Too Hot!

 It is hot! It is hot! It is way way too hot!
When back in the winter I totally forgot!
That there could be days where we melt in the sun
Some people like it but to me it's not fun.

There used to be stories that old people told
About how the summer heat was superior to cold
But now that it's summer it's not really nice
And I dream of a life that's surrounded by ice

They say that the summer's supposed to be fun
But I feel like a bread loaf that's practically done
I need something cold or I think I might faint
The summer's the best? No no no - no it aint! 

I Am Free!

 Mommy is taking the kids on vacation today
Someplace to frolic - a great place to play
And how do I feel? Well, I'll make this one brief
A week's worth of freedom oh what a relief!

And don't get me wrong me I love them to death
But sometimes it's nice to catch up on one's breath
To be all alone and to find clarity
And be able to write something kinda dorky

I know while they're missing the days will be long
Without them I know I will have to be strong
And while they are gone well I know my own worth
'Cause I am the dorkiest guy on the Earth.

My Toothbrush

 I really love my toothbrush
I really have to say
That everything today went wrong
But I brush it all away
'cause when I'm with my toothbrush
Then everything's okay

The toothbrush holds a special place
In everybody's life
For me and for my children
And also for my wife
'cause when we're with our brushes
Our lives are free of strife

As day gets late and night is nigh
I hold my toothbrush tight
A foul taste is in my mouth
So I brush with all my might!
'cause when I'm with my toothbrush
Then everything's alright

... Now it's time to say goodnight! 

I'm not happy

 I'm not happy
I feeling pretty crappy
Can't help it I am snappy
Perhaps I'll take a nap-py

I have a big complaint
I'm out of finger paint
I might need a restraint
I think I might just faint

I'm not having fun
You get that everyone?
Perhaps it's too much sun
'Cause I am good and done

Oh wait, did I hear you say dessert? Did I hear you say ice cream? OOOOOHHH...

Can I please have a bite?
Just one will be alright
I swear I'll be polite
I'll be out like a light

We want technology!

 Daddy daddy daddy don't make me be all mean
All I want to ask is that you let me watch the screen
And you should know if you say no then I'll emit a scream
So dady or dear daddy PLEASE?!?!? All right! That's what I mean!

Don't take us to the playground 'cause we won't have no fun
I'm on to level two you see? It's after level one
I don't care to be social don't care about the sun
Just leave me with technology I'll tell you when I'm done

I do not care for breakfast, or lunch or dinner too
... A bath oh please! you're kidding? that's not something I would do!
Oh daddy daddy daddy I just wish that you knew
That all I want's techno... Oh daddy really I can have it? Oh daddy I LOVE YOU!

Struggling to sleep

Sleep should be so easy I really think it should
But modern life it intercedes (for evil not for good)
As the sun goes down each day and dinner is complete
We all should go to bed and then we dream of something sweet

The problem is (I'll tell you true) the world in which we live
There's too much (too too much!) to do we need a sedative
And children are excited and they've no sense to wind down
They're over-over tired and their having a meltdown

There's too much on the internet and too much on TV
There's too much scrolling on Facebook oh please just let me be!
In olden days there came a time when the world would go to sleep
But here now with our gadgets its unceasing *beep* *beep* *beep*

They tell us this is progress and it's just the way of life
The grandparents had none of this - just how did they survive?
They tell us that this world we're in is simply just the best
Well, I hope "they" enjoy it - please leave me to get some rest!

Pain

 You can take it from me, got a sec? I'll explain
Why in life there is more than avoiding bad pain
Allover your body or there in your brain
The times that you suffer can lead to a gain

I'd tell you of a kid out there who very nearly died
So sick he was so little hope he cried and cried and cried
But somehow he got through it, death this time denied
And it left him something wonderful - how great to be alive!

A growing girl lost everything while she was still in school
Her only parent taken by someone terrible and cruel
And she could just have given up and let the darkness rule
But she went on and found her way and she became a jewel

It's tragic and it's beautiful when in the flames we burn
That after we come through it this is when we really learn
That it is through our suffering our failures in the churn
That you just need to overcome... and joy will then return