If I Go

If I go, I'm going crazy.

Here's your ticket, take a seat,

Down in the front row.

If I go, I'm going home,

Where champa trees forgive,

And waters are too still to flow.

If I know, I know I love greatly,

Recklessly and stupidly,

Often to my own sorrow..

If I go, I'm going to Goa,

To live by the water and learn,

The songs only the sunsets know.

If I know, I know nothing,

More than I need, to live fast,

Yet be able to think slow.

If I stay, I'm staying forever,

You'll need an army,

To get me off the show.

If I write, I'll write much more.

This is the only cup that can hold,

The troubled waters I pour.

If I follow, I'd follow you.

Show me the battle, where

You want this warrior to go.

If you go, I'm going alone,

You're still unwilling to be free

There's no need to follow.

If I die, I'm dying happy.

I beat the buzzer,

I evened up the score.

I lost my light for a while,

Only to regain it once more.

I stand ready for my encore.