A Moment - Jerry Paper

You take my photo at the top of the hill

I’m smiling and laughing, yeah I’m having a thrill

For a fleeting moment, I forgot the bomb

Future feeling bleak so I jot down a thought

I heard that living is jazz, you can play it how you like

I play mine free as I can

But when I’m sitting on a bench inside the shopping mall

Next to the swap meet

I can’t help but think that my freedom is a myth

Some goddamn punch that I’ve been sipping

I hand the cashier my object desire

She asks for my cash, now I’ve become the buyer

For a fleeting moment, she forgot the bomb

Lost in her labor as she chases the dollar

I heard that living is jazz, you can play it how you like

I play mine free as I can

But when I’m sitting on a bench inside the shopping mall

Next to the swap meet

I can’t help but think that my freedom is a myth

Some goddamn punch that I’ve been sipping