I Do Not Wish

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I do not wish to wipe the dusty haze from the plexiglass of morning Or the lusty nine-hour old sex stench from my passion-soiled skin I do not wish to remember the repression in the guise of redemption Or gain eternal peace that costs the sacrifice of an earthly paradise I do not wish to let go of either of my lovers' hands Or deny any loving touch I do not wish to live in a fashion chic cliche Or a sea of self-righteous rhetoric that translates to zero action I do not wish to cash my freedom in For five dollar and twеnty-five cents an hour jobs Or live thе sunlit hours in the thought hold of a time clock [Chorus] I do wish to love out my days and all my desires I do want to share with my friends my passion, lust and fires I do want to lose my inhibitions and fears I do wish to be of one and keep my loved ones near [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] I do want a tolerant world with no guilt and shame I do wish to remember the path on which I came I do want a happier place where a stranger is a friend I do wish for peace of mind, a blissful righteous blend [Verse 2] I do not wish to drive a fast car, fly a fast plane Or drop from a fast death from legal drugs, bullets or bombs I do not wish to encase my life in concrete And forget the whispering wind, the whistling water, the flowering tree Or the setting sun I do not wish to deny the playful pleasure, the boundless joy Or love-jolted full tilt boogie of imaginative insurrection I do not wish to eat the burgers, lick the lard Or suck up the death-drenched diet Served up with special sauce on a sesame seed bun Harvested from the land of destroyed rain forest I do not wish any of these things These I do not want I do wish to create a new world from the shell of the old