Hank Linderman - My Hat lyrics

When you stood up and told me that I had to get my hat It was time for me to reach out for the door I didn't then what I know now, and it is just a fact My behavior was just this side of poor Well I can't really tell you what was going through my mind But I try my best never to be rude If my heart is not open then I start to fall behind And you'll see one of my off color moods Don't know when it might end Maybe I should make my amends So I buckle up tight And try to stay on this roller coaster ride I go up, I go down And I keep spinning around Well I wake up each morning, I get ready fir my day And I'm all set to conquer all my fears But I tend to let all these little things get in my way It's been happening a lot these past few years Sometimes I think too much then nothing happens way too fast I might stare out the window but not see I need to capture the moment 'cuz I know it may not last It's a matter of letting things just be Sometimes I'm on fire Too much pent up desire So I buckle up tight And try to stay on this roller coaster ride I go up, I go down And I keep spinning around It's so much later than I'd like And there's so far to go Tonight is such an endless night And I can't sleep now It seems I'm on a roll I have moments of greatness when I feel I'm on a quest There are times when I dangle by a thread In the sweetness of glory I feel raging tenderness I prefer it to when I hang my head Such a puzzle to me Seems I've misplaced my key So I buckle up tight And try to stay on this roller coaster ride I go up, I go down As I keep spinning around